CVE-2017-1541

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Published Oct 3, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.3 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

A flaw in the AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 JRE/SDK installp and updatep packages prevented the java.security, java.policy and javaws.policy files from being updated correctly. IBM X-Force ID: 130809.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

AIX

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.1`	affected	—
`5.3`	affected	—
`7.1`	affected	—
`7.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-10557	A flaw in the AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 JRE/SDK installp and updatep packages prevented the java.security, java.policy and javaws.policy files from being updated correctly. IBM X-Force ID: 130809.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.510% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/java_july2017_advisory.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100914
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100915
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039372
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/130809

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Oct 3, 2017, 5:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:56 PM
Reserved: Nov 30, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 4, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:14 AM

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