Vulnerability · Published Jun 17, 2021 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2021-29706

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in AIX from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM AIX 7.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the trace facility to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 200663.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	AIX	7.1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6464369 x_refsource_CONFIRM
ibm-aix-cve202129706-dos (200663) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF