CVE-2021-38974 Denial of service in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
An authenticated user can cause a denial of service in IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager via specially crafted HTTP requests.
- 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-2021-38974?
CVE-2021-38974 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, published on 15 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM X-Force ID: 212779.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38974?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38974 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-2021-38974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager
- CVE-2023-25921 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload
- CVE-2023-25925 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager command injection
- CVE-2023-47706 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload
- CVE-2021-38976 Hardcoded credentials in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
- CVE-2021-38978 Information disclosure in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cvp-fvxp-hr9w.