CVE-2025-3357
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0.7 through 6.3.0.7 Service Pack 19 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of an index value of a dynamically allocated array.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Tivoli Monitoring versions 6.3.0.7 through 6.3.0.7 Service Pack 19 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability where improper validation of an array index value allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The issue stems from insufficient bounds checking on a dynamically allocated array index.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.3.0.7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm IBM Tivoli Monitoring installationOn Linux/Unix: ls -la /opt/IBM/ITM 2>/dev/null or ps -ef | grep -i itm. On Windows: Check C:\Program Files\IBM\ITM directory or look for 'IBM Tivoli Monitoring' in Add/Remove Programs.Affected if The product is not installed or the directories do not exist.
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Identify installed version and service pack levelOn Linux/Unix: cat /opt/IBM/ITM/version.txt or run /opt/IBM/ITM/bin/itmcmd config -A. On Windows: Check version.txt in the installation directory or run 'itmcmd manage -s <hostname>' to query the version.Affected if Unable to locate version information in standard installation paths.
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Compare version against vulnerable rangeParse the version number (e.g., 6.3.0.7) and service pack number (e.g., SP19). The vulnerable range is: base version 6.3.0.7 through 6.3.0.7 SP19 inclusive.Affected if The installed version is 6.3.0.7 with any service pack from 0 through 19, or the version matches exactly 6.3.0.7 without a service pack designation.
The environment is affected if IBM Tivoli Monitoring version 6.3.0.7 through 6.3.0.7 Service Pack 19 is installed, as any version in this range contains the vulnerable array bounds checking code.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the appropriate IBM interim fix or service pack that addresses CVE-2025-3357. Prioritize deployment given the CVSS 9.8 severity and remote code execution capability.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-3357 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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