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CVE-2017-1520

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1520 describes an unauthorized command vulnerability in IBM DB2 versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1, specifically when the authentication type is set to CLIENT. This allows for database activation without proper authorization. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.7, indicating a low severity with no impact on confidentiality or availability, but a potential low impact on integrity, requiring high attack complexity over a network. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.7LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0131 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/129830
Vendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100684
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039308
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry