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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Automation is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-27363).

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM WebSphere Automation is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2025-27363
DESCRIPTION:   An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below (newer versions of FreeType are not vulnerable) when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files. The vulnerable code assigns a signed short value to an unsigned long and then adds a static value causing it to wrap around and allocate too small of a heap buffer. The code then writes up to 6 signed long integers out of bounds relative to this buffer. This may result in arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability may have been exploited in the wild.
CWE:   CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS Source:   cve-assign@fb.com
CVSS Base score:   8.1
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM WebSphere Automation1.7.5, 1.8.0, 1.8.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to 1.8.2 or higher.

Follow https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ws-automation?topic=installing-validating-installation to confirm the WebSphere Automation operator version.

Follow https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ws-automation?topic=installing-updating-websphere-automation to update the WebSphere Automation operator installation.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

30 Apr 2025: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 April 2025

UID

ibm17232177