What is CVE-2017-1227?

CVE-2017-1227 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-1227?

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

Resource exhaustion in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2017-1227

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager could allow a unauthorized user to consume all resources and crash the system. IBM X-Force ID: 123906.

Published 2017-07-31 · 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:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Platform — versions 9.5, 9.1, 9.2
IBM Bigfix Platform — versions 9.1, 9.2, 9.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123906 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1227?: CVE-2017-1227 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-1227?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.