CVE-2021-29725 Denial of service in Secure External Authentication Server
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in IBM Secure External Authentication Server and Secure Proxy by consuming resources through a resource leak.
- 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-2021-29725?
CVE-2021-29725 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Secure External Authentication Server, published on 15 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Secure External Authentication Server 2.4.3.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.2 and IBM Secure Proxy 3.4.3.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.2 could allow a remote user to consume resources causing a denial of service due to a resource leak.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29725?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Secure External Authentication Server, Ibm Sterling Secure Proxy.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29725?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-29725 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29725 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Secure External Authentication Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-53qf-272p-ghf6.