Is CVE-2021-29740 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-29740 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-29740?

CVE-2021-29740 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-29740?

CVE-2021-29740 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-29740?

Upgrade spectrum scale to 5.1.1.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-29740

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-134

How to fix

Remediation Available

spectrum scaleNVD

Affected:>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.1.0Fixed in:5.1.1.0CVE-2021-29740derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

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CVE-2020-13160	Critical	9.8	81%	-	Fix
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CVE-2012-1851	High	10.0	66%	-	-
CVE-2024-23113	Critical	9.8	62%	KEV	-
CVE-2012-3569	High	9.3	48%	-	-
CVE-2018-6317	Critical	9.1	44%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.