CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-38984

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Published: Nov 15, 2021 | Modified: Nov 16, 2021
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 212793.

Weakness

The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager Ibm 4.1.0 (including) 4.1.0.1 (including)
Security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager Ibm 4.1.1 (including) 4.1.1 (including)
Security_key_lifecycle_manager Ibm 3.0 (including) 3.0.0.4 (including)
Security_key_lifecycle_manager Ibm 3.0.1 (including) 3.0.1.5 (including)
Security_key_lifecycle_manager Ibm 4.0 (including) 4.0.0.3 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References