CVE-2021-20573 Memory corruption in Security Identity Manager Adapters

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote authenticated attacker can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in IBM Security Identity Manager Adapters, causing the server to crash.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-20573?

CVE-2021-20573 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager Adapters, published on 28 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Identity Manager Adapters 6.0 and 7.0 are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow the and cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 199249.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20573?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Identity Manager Adapter.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20573?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20573 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-20573 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mj6m-vx49-4m89.

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