Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE). Please apply the latest version for the fixes.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-39027
DESCRIPTION: IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.
CVSS Base score: 3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213865 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Product Name | Component Name | Affected Version |
| IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) | CipherTrust Tokenization Server (CT-VL) | CT-VL 2.6.4.21 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM encourages customers to promptly update their systems.
Obtain the fixes using the link below.
Note: In order to get the fix, customer needs to login to Thales portal.
| Component Name | Fixed in version | Patch/Upgrade link |
| CipherTrust Tokenization Server (CT-VL) | 2.6.5.98 | https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=b417ffe4c3938d905626176ce0013181&sysparm_article=KB0025821 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.
Change History
04 May 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 May 2022
UID
ibm16582499