Broadcom Mainframe Software is alerting customers to a vulnerability in IDMS Server 17.1

If you are not using SSL with the IDMS ODBC driver, this advisory does not apply.

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If you missed any Mainframe Security Advisory alerts you can find all under Mainframe Security Advisories on the customer support portal.

Broadcom SECINT HOLDDATA is incorporated into our standard HOLDDATA file downloads. Therefore, it is not necessary to download any additional HOLDDATA files. Broadcom does recommend that you use SMP/E Receive Order to acquire HOLDDATA and maintenance.

Customers who require additional information about this notice may contact Broadcom Support at: Support.Broadcom.com.

According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." For an explanation of the CVSS scoring system and a description of each metric, please visit https://www.first.org/cvss/v3.1/specification-document

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