VDB-328720 · CVE-2025-2529 · GCVE-0-2025-2529

IBM Terracotta up to 10.15.0 IF23/11.1.0 IF5 syntactically invalid structure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Terracotta up to 10.15.0 IF23/11.1.0 IF5. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper handling of syntactically invalid structure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-2529. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Terracotta up to 10.15.0 IF23/11.1.0 IF5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper handling of syntactically invalid structure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-228. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles input that is not syntactically well-formed with respect to the associated specification. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Applications using affected versions of Ehcache 3.x can experience degraded cache-write performance if the application using Ehcache utilizes keys sourced from (malicious) external parties in an unfiltered/unsalted way.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-2529 since 03/19/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Terracotta

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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CNA Base Score: 2.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper handling of syntactically invalid structure
CWE: CWE-228 / CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/19/2025 CVE reserved
10/15/2025 +209 days Advisory disclosed
10/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/15/2026 +92 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-2529 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-2529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328720

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2025 19:36
Updated: 01/15/2026 04:41
Changes: 10/15/2025 19:36 (62), 01/15/2026 04:41 (11)
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