CVE-2021-20474: High severity ibm security guardium data encryption vulnerability

Published Jun 25, 2021
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Updated

IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 and 4.0.0.4 does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

Other sources

IBM Security Guardium does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

IBM

Affected Software

4 affected components
IBM Guardium Data Encryption=3.0.0.2
IBM Guardium Data Encryption=4.0.0.4
IBM GDE<=3.0.0.2
IBM GDE<=4.0.0.4

Event History

Jun 25, 2021
CVE Published
via IBM·12:00 AM
Jul 7, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20474?

The severity of CVE-2021-20474 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

2

What is the affected software for CVE-2021-20474?

The affected software for CVE-2021-20474 is IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) versions 3.0.0.2 and 4.0.0.4.

3

Does IBM Guardium Data Encryption perform authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity?

No, IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 and 4.0.0.4 does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity.

4

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2021-20474?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2021-20474 is 306.

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