What is CVE-2017-1224?

CVE-2017-1224 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Family, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-1224?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Family

CVE-2017-1224

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 123903.

Published 2017-07-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Family — versions 9.5, 9.2
IBM Bigfix Platform — versions 9.2.6, 9.2.7, 9.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123903 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99916 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1224?: CVE-2017-1224 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Family, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-1224?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.