CVE-2021-29740
Published Jun 1, 2021
Last updated 3 years ago
Overview
- Description
- IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.6 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.3 system core component is affected by a format string security vulnerability. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of process memory, potentially escalating their system privileges and taking control over the entire system with root access. IBM X-Force ID: 201474.
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 8.4
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.5
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-134
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "EFD2C84A-79C6-4986-AF5D-EABB5CDEA07D",
"versionEndExcluding": "5.0.5.7",
"versionStartIncluding": "5.0.0.0"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "447D64FF-47EB-4793-B3F3-87713691C1EF",
"versionEndExcluding": "5.1.1.0",
"versionStartIncluding": "5.1.0"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]