What is CVE-2017-1268?

CVE-2017-1268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-1268?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2017-1268

IBM Security Guardium 10 and 10.5 uses a one-way cryptographic hash against an input that should not be reversible, such as a password, but the software does not also use a salt as part of the input. IBM X-Force ID: 124743.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.013 (68.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security Guardium — versions 10.5, 10
Ibm Security_guardium

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1268?: CVE-2017-1268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-1268?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.