Buffer overflow in IBM Cics Tx
CVE-2025-1330
IBM CICS TX Standard 11.1 and IBM CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system due to failure to handle DNS return requests by the gethostbyname function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- IBM Cics Tx — versions 11.1.0.0
- IBM Cics Tx Advanced — versions 10.1, 11.1
- IBM Cics Tx Standard — versions 11.1
- Linux Kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232923 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232924 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1330?
- CVE-2025-1330 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cics Tx, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1330?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.