Vulnerability · Published Nov 15, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2021-38979
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Security Key Lifecycle Manager from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 uses a one-way cryptographic hash against an input that should not be reversible, such as a password, but the software does not also use a salt as part of the input. IBM X-Force ID: 212785.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Security Key Lifecycle Manager | 3.03.0.14.03.0.0.43.0.1.54.0.0.34.14.1.0.1 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516034 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-tivoli-cve202138979-info-disc (212785) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF