What is CVE-2021-29665?

CVE-2021-29665 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-29665?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 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.

Buffer overflow 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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (62.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Security Verify Access — versions 20.07
Ibm Security_verify_access — versions 20.07

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

n0-traces/cve_

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29665?: CVE-2021-29665 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-29665?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 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.