CVE-2021-38974
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow an authenticated user to...
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM X-Force ID: 212779.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM X-Force ID: 212779.
- Record
CVE-2021-38974- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/C:N/AV:N/I:L/S:U/A:L/PR:L/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25411
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM X-Force ID: 212779.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25411- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/C:N/AV:N/I:L/S:U/A:L/PR:L/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3cvp-fvxp-hr9w No score
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow an authenticated user to...
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM X-Force ID: 212779.
- Record
GHSA-3cvp-fvxp-hr9w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM X-Force ID: 212779.
- Record
CVE-2021-38974- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38974 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, published November 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.