CVE-2021-20576 (GCVE-0-2021-20576)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-31 14:50 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:36
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Summary
IBM Security Verify Access 20.07 could allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted HTTP GET request that could cause the application to crash.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/S:U/C:N/AC:L/A:H/I:N/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Denial of Service
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM Security Verify Access Affected: 20.07
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Date Public
2021-05-28 00:00
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