CVE-2025-0158 IBM EntireX denial of service

Medium 5.5 Published 6 Feb 2025 Updated 22 Feb 2025

A local user can cause a denial of service in IBM EntireX due to an unhandled error and fault isolation issue.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-0158?

CVE-2025-0158 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM EntireX, published on 6 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM EntireX 11.1 could allow a local user to cause a denial of service due to an unhandled error and fault isolation.

Weakness: CWE-248

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0158?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Entirex.

How do I fix CVE-2025-0158?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2025-0158 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3677-xg45-9rph.