CVE-2021-29693

Severity Score

4.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user that is in the with elevated group privileges to cause a denial of service due to a vulnerability in the lpd daemon. IBM X-Force ID: 200255.

IBM AIX versiones 7.1, 7.2 y VIOS versión 3.1, podrían permitir a un usuario local privilegiado de grupo elevados causar una denegación de servicio debido a una vulnerabilidad en el demonio lpd. IBM X-Force ID: 200255

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-03-31 CVE Reserved
2021-06-28 CVE Published
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6467129	2022-07-12

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200255	2022-07-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Vios Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Vios"				3.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Vios" and version "3.1"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				7.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				7.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "7.2"		-		Affected