What is CVE-2021-38973?

CVE-2021-38973 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2021-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-38973?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager

CVE-2021-38973

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager — versions 4.1.1
Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0
Ibm Security_key_lifecycle_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38973?: CVE-2021-38973 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2021-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-38973?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.