CVE-2021-29665 Memory corruption in Security Verify Access
A local attacker can exploit a stack buffer overflow in IBM Security Verify Access to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-29665?
CVE-2021-29665 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 31 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Verify Access.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29665?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29665 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-2021-29665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78401 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78406 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2024-49803 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance command execution
- CVE-2021-39070 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2024-49805 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance hard coded credentials
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcrv-mp64-mrgr.