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CVE-2025-12771VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-12771: IBM Concert · Memory Buffer Overflow

Affects IBM ConcertSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
IBM ConcertAffected
  • =1.0.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-12771, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Restrict local access to systems running IBM Concert to trusted users only, employing strict access controls and monitoring. 2) Employ application whitelisting and behavior monitoring to detect anomalous activities indicative of exploitation attempts. 3) Use operating system-level protections such as stack canaries, Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Data Execution Prevention (DEP) to hinder exploitation of buffer overflows. 4) Conduct thorough code audits and testing to identify and remediate similar buffer overflow issues proactively. 5) Engage with IBM support channels to obtain patches or workarounds as soon as they become available. 6) Isolate IBM Concert deployments in segmented network zones to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. 7) Maintain up-to-date backups and incident response plans tailored to potential exploitation scenarios. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on access restriction, layered defense, and proactive vulnerability management specific to this vulnerability's characteristics.

Description

IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local user could overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

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