Medium severity · published Jun 28, 2021
CVE-2021-20572
IBM Security Identity Manager Adapters 6.0 and 7.0 are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking
6.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Security Identity Manager Adapters 6.0 and 7.0 are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow the and cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 199247.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SI
Security Identity Manager Adapter · Ibm
6.0.0.0; 7.0.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20572
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20572
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199247
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6465875
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