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CVE-2017-1541

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1541 describes a flaw in the IBM AIX JRE/SDK installp and updatep packages across versions 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2. This vulnerability prevented the correct updating of critical security policy files (java.security, java.policy, and javaws.policy). With a CVSS v3 score of 7.3 (High), it presents a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, potentially leading to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.3HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0151 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

aix.software.ibm.com / aix/efixes/security/java_july2017_advisory.asc
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/130809
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100914
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/100915
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039372
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry