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CVE-2017-1488: An undisclosed vulnerability in Jazz common products exists with potential for information disclosure.

An undisclosed vulnerability in Jazz common products exists with potential for information disclosure. IBM X-Force ID: 128627.

LowCVSS 3.7Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2017-1488 is a low-severity IBM Jazz common products issue that may expose information. It affects several IBM Rational lifecycle and engineering tools in 5.0.x and 6.0 through 6.0.5 ranges. Business urgency is mainly tied to whether these systems are externally reachable or contain sensitive project, requirements, quality, or source-management data.

Executive priority

Treat as planned remediation, not an emergency, unless affected systems are externally reachable or store sensitive engineering data. The low CVSS score and no documented exploitation support normal patch governance, but confidentiality exposure still matters for product, requirements, quality, or source-management environments.

Technical view

The source bundle describes an undisclosed information disclosure vulnerability in Jazz common products, IBM X-Force ID 128627. CVSS 3.0 score is 3.7 with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, low confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Organizations running affected IBM Rational Jazz-family products, especially internet-accessible or partner-accessible deployments, may be exposed. The affected list includes Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager, DOORS Next Generation, Quality Manager, Collaborative Lifecycle Management, Software Architect Design Manager, Team Concert, and Rhapsody Design Manager versions named in the bundle.

Exploitation context

No active exploitation is documented in the supplied sources. KEV is false, and the CVSS vector marks exploit maturity as unproven. The vulnerability is network-reachable but high complexity, which lowers urgency absent sensitive exposure or public-facing deployment.

Researcher notes

Evidence is limited because the vulnerability is undisclosed and no CWE or root cause is provided. Validation should focus on product/version exposure and vendor advisory mapping. Avoid assuming affected components, exploitability details, or fixes beyond what IBM and the CVE record state.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory affected IBM Rational Jazz-family products and versions.
  • Check IBM X-Force and vendor advisory guidance for fixed levels.
  • Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or partner-facing deployments.
  • Restrict network access to Jazz services where business operations allow.
  • Monitor vendor channels because technical details are intentionally limited.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether listed IBM products are deployed.
  • Map deployed versions against the affected version ranges.
  • Identify whether services are reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review IBM advisory guidance for patched or unaffected versions.
  • Document systems containing sensitive engineering or lifecycle data.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Low
CVSS
3.7 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
3.7CVSS 3.0LowCVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O2.21.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

3.7Low
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2017-1488Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMRational Engineering Lifecycle Manager6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 5.0.xListed
IBMRational DOORS Next Generation6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 5.0.xListed
IBMRational Quality Manager6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 5.0.xListed
IBMRational Collaborative Lifecycle Management6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 5.0.xListed
IBMRational Software Architect Design Manager6.0, 6.0.1, 5.0.xListed
IBMRational Team Concert6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 5.0.xListed
IBMRational Rhapsody Design Manager6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 5.0.xListed
Weakness

CWE details

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