CVE-2021-38985 Other in Security Key Lifecycle Manager

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager fails to properly validate input, potentially allowing attackers to disrupt operations or cause unexpected behavior.

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-2021-38985?

CVE-2021-38985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, published on 12 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 receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38985?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38985?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38985 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-38985 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38985 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9ffx-m8mh-5cv3.

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