CVE-2017-1255
IBM Security Guardium 10.0, 10.0.1, and 10.1 through 10.1.4 uses weaker than expected...
IBM Security Guardium 10.0, 10.0.1, and 10.1 through 10.1.4 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 124675.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM Security Guardium 10.0, 10.0.1, and 10.1 through 10.1.4 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 124675.
- Record
CVE-2017-1255- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM Security Guardium 10.0, 10.0.1, and 10.1 through 10.1.4 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 124675.
- Record
CVE-2017-1255- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-10271 No score
IBM Security Guardium 10.0, 10.0.1, and 10.1 through 10.1.4 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 124675.
- Record
EUVD-2017-10271- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rhw-m58q-qgm6
IBM Security Guardium 10.0, 10.0.1, and 10.1 through 10.1.4 uses weaker than expected...
IBM Security Guardium 10.0, 10.0.1, and 10.1 through 10.1.4 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 124675.
- Record
GHSA-8rhw-m58q-qgm6- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1255 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Security Guardium, published May 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.