CVE-2017-1264
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 Security Guardium 10.0 does not prove or insufficiently proves that the actors identity is correct which can lead to exposure of resources or functionality to unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 124739.
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 Security Guardium 10.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where the system fails to properly verify user identity, potentially allowing unauthorized actors to access sensitive resources and functionality that should be restricted to legitimate users.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 10.0= 10.0.1= 10.1= 10.1.2CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Identify installed Guardium versionAccess the Guardium CLI or web UI and retrieve the current software version. In the CLI, this is typically shown via the 'version' command or available in the web interface under System > Diagnostics > Version Info.Affected if The installed version matches exactly 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1, or 10.1.2.
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Verify authentication configuration for sensitive endpointsReview the Guardium authentication settings in the web UI under Settings > Authentication or via CLI configuration files. Check whether proper identity verification is enforced for administrative and sensitive data access functions.Affected if Authentication is configured but allows bypass or incomplete verification for sensitive operations.
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Inspect access logs for unauthorized session patternsExamine Guardium audit logs (typically found in the web UI under Monitor > Audit Logs or via CLI log directories) for entries showing successful access from unexpected IP addresses, unusual session tokens, or authentication anomalies.Affected if Logs contain evidence of sessions that bypassed normal authentication or accessed restricted resources without proper identity validation.
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Check for unexpected administrative accounts or privilege escalationsReview user accounts in the Guardium web UI under User Management or via CLI user listing commands. Look for accounts created outside normal administrative processes or privilege changes that were not initiated by authorized administrators.Affected if Unexpected accounts exist or privilege escalations occurred without legitimate administrative action.
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Examine API and CLI access configurationsReview API access tokens and CLI authentication settings in Guardium. Check whether programmatic interfaces enforce proper identity validation before permitting access to sensitive Guardium functions.Affected if API or CLI access allows operations without full identity verification.
A user is affected if their Guardium installation is version 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1, or 10.1.2 without the IBM security patch applied, and evidence exists of authentication bypass or unauthorized access to restricted resources.
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 dataApply the IBM security patch for CVE-2017-1264 or upgrade Guardium to a version that includes the fix. Verify that authentication mechanisms properly validate identity for all sensitive operations.
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- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA8.0 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-2017-1264 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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