IBM Controller/Cognos Controller up to 11.1.1 FP6 improper validation of specified quantity in input
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM Controller and Cognos Controller up to 11.1.1 FP6. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in improper validation of specified quantity in input. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-36015. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Controller and Cognos Controller up to 11.1.1 FP6. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper validation of specified quantity in input vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1284. The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of a specified quantity size input.
It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-36015 since 04/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-201810). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Improper validation of specified quantity in inputCWE: CWE-1284 / CWE-703
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/15/2025 CVE reserved12/08/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/08/2025 VulDB entry created
12/09/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-36015 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334875
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Entry
Created: 12/08/2025 22:41Updated: 12/09/2025 00:22
Changes: 12/08/2025 22:41 (63), 12/09/2025 00:22 (1)
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