What is CVE-2021-39021?

CVE-2021-39021 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Encryption, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-02-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-39021?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Encryption

CVE-2021-39021

IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 5.0.0.2 behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which could facilitate username enumeration. IBM X-Force ID: 213856.

EPSS: 0.005 (42.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Guardium_data_encryption — versions 5.0.0.2
Ibm Security Guardium Data Encryption — versions 5.0.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-203 — Observable Discrepancy

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-2021-39021?: CVE-2021-39021 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Encryption, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-39021?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.