CVE-2017-1181
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal V6 client could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges for IBM Tivoli Monitoring, caused by the default console connection not being encrypted. IBM X-Force ID: 123487.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal V6 client has a default console connection that is not encrypted, allowing a local attacker with access to the unencrypted communication channel to intercept or manipulate traffic and gain elevated privileges on the system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.2.2.9= 6.2.3.5= 6.3.0.7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate IBM Tivoli Monitoring installationSearch for IBM Tivoli Monitoring or ITM installation directories, or identify running processes related to Tivoli Monitoring Portal V6Affected if IBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal V6 client software is present on the system
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Determine installed versionUse product-specific commands or inspect version information files within the installation directory to obtain the exact version numberAffected if Installed version is 6.2.2.9, 6.2.3.5, or 6.3.0.7
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Check console connection configurationLocate and examine configuration files or settings that control the portal console connection for encryption or security settingsAffected if Console connection is configured with encryption disabled or set to a non-encrypted mode
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Inspect SSL/TLS protocol settingsReview security configuration files or settings related to portal client-server communication for SSL/TLS enablementAffected if SSL/TLS encryption is not enabled or is explicitly disabled for console communications
Environment is affected if IBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal V6 version 6.2.2.9, 6.2.3.5, or 6.3.0.7 is installed with console connection encryption disabled or not configured.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataEnable encryption for the IBM Tivoli Monitoring console connection by configuring TLS/SSL for the portal communications and ensuring all client-server connections use secure protocols.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-1181 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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