PT-2025-20425 · Ibm · Ibm Cics Tx Standard+1

Published 2025-05-08 · Updated 2025-05-09 · CVE-2025-1329

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM CICS TX Standard versions 11.1 IBM CICS TX Advanced versions 10.1 through 11.1

Description The issue is due to the failure to handle DNS return requests by the gethostbyaddr function, which could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Recommendations For IBM CICS TX Standard version 11.1, update to a version that includes a fix for the issue. For IBM CICS TX Advanced versions 10.1 through 11.1, update to a version that includes a fix for the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the gethostbyaddr function until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-1329

Affected Products

Ibm Cics Tx Advanced

Ibm Cics Tx Standard

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-1329 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1329 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232923 · Vendor Advisory, Patch
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232924 · Vendor Advisory, Patch
• https://twitter.com/cybercronai/status/1920987280027558120 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/24887 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1920612450061181310 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvetracker/23403 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/121476 · Telegram Post