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Denial of Service vulnerability in IBM WebSphere 

Indian – Computer Emergency Response Team (https://www.cert-in.org.in)

Severity Rating: HIGH

Software Affected

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty versions 17.0.0.3 – 25.0.0.7

IBM WebSphere Application Server version 9.0

Overview

A vulnerability has been reported in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty and IBM WebSphere Application Server, which could be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the targeted system.

Target Audience:

All end-users and organisations using IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty and WebSphere Application Server.

Risk Assessment:

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to high risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems.

Impact Assessment:

Potential for denial-of-service conditions, resource exhaustion, and disruption of application availability.

Description

This vulnerability exists in IBM WebSphere Application Server and Liberty due to a stack-based buffer overflow issue. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input that causes the server to consume excessive memory resources, leading to system instability.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition on the targeted system.

Solution

Apply appropriate updates as mentioned in the IBMs portal:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7239856

Vendor Information

IBM

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7239856

References

IBM

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7239856

CVE Name

CVE-2025-36097

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