CVE-2025-3357
Ibm Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0.7
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-3357 is a critical-severity Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input (CWE-1285) vulnerability in Ibm Tivoli Monitoring. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 45% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-16283
Vulnerability Data
IBM 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.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Requires explicit validation of supplied indices/offsets/positions before they are used to access buffers or other indexable resources.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation, preventing this class of flaw at development time.
Vulnerability identification processes can discover missing index validation via scanning or reviews.
Patching and replacement can remediate instances of the weakness after discovery.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect missing or incorrect index validation during development and acceptance.
Secure development lifecycle includes input validation requirements that can prevent improper index handling.
Application security requirements typically mandate bounds checking and validation of offsets/indices.
Secure architecture principles include defensive input validation and bounds checking for indexable resources.
Secure coding standards directly require validation of indices, positions, and offsets before use.