IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty update for Netty

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU103769

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-25193

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application attempts to load a file that does not exist. A local user can create a large file on the system and crash the application.

Note, the vulnerability affects Windows installations only.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty: before 25.0.0.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_websphere_application_server_liberty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7228999

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.