CVE-2017-1232 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5) transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. IBM X-Force ID: 123911.

Published: 2017-10-26

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_platform:9.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_platform:9.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-10248	IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5) transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. IBM X-Force ID: 123911.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00137.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22009673
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101571
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123911

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Bigfix Platform

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-10-26T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T13:25:17.559Z

Reserved: 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1232

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-26T21:29:00.440

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-1232

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-319

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