What is CVE-2021-29665?

CVE-2021-29665 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2021-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2021-29665?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-29665 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access

CVE-2021-29665

IBM Security Verify Access 20.07 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

EPSS: 0.007 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/I:H/UI:N/AV:N/PR:N/C:H/S:C/AC:H/RC:C/E:U/RL:O.

Affected products

Ibm Security Verify Access — versions 20.07

Public proof-of-concept exploits

n0-traces/cve_

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6457315 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
ibm-ag-cve202129665-bo (199399) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29665?: CVE-2021-29665 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2021-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2021-29665?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-29665 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.