CVE-2017-1214

IBM iNotes 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to send a malformed email to a victim, that when opened could cause an information disclosure. IBM X-Force ID: 123854.

Published: 2017-06-12 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-1214 is rated Moderate Risk (42.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-1214

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-24 0.22% 0.36% +0.13%
2 2025-03-30 0.42% 0.22% -0.19%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.42% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-1214

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.7 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.1 3.6 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-1214

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-1214

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm inotes 8.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 8.5.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 9.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 9.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 9.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 9.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 9.0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 9.0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 9.0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 9.0.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm inotes 9.0.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-1214

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