RCE in Ibm Client Application Access

CVE-2017-1720

IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands by carefully crafting a command line sent via the shared memory IPC. IBM X-Force ID: 134807.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1720?
CVE-2017-1720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Client Application Access, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-1720?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.