What is CVE-2017-1257?

CVE-2017-1257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-1257?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2017-1257

IBM Security Guardium 10.0 discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users. The information can be used to mount further attacks on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 124684.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-12-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.1.3, 10.1, 10.0.1
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124684 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102308 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1257?: CVE-2017-1257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-1257?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.