CVE-2021-29665 json
IBM Security Verify Access 20.07 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a loc…
published 2021-05-31 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-16139
- cvss
- 9.0
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.0 | 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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- IBM Security Verify Access
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6457315
vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/199399
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-29665
- NVD CVE-2021-29665
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