CVE-2025-55117

BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow in SSL/TLS communication

Published Sep 16, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow can be remotely triggered when formatting an error message in the Control-M/Agent when SSL/TLS communication is configured.


The issue occurs in the following cases:

* Control-M/Agent 9.0.20: SSL/TLS configuration is set to the non-default setting "use_openssl=n";
* Control-M/Agent 9.0.21 and 9.0.22: Agent router configuration uses the non-default settings "JAVA_AR=N" and "use_openssl=n".

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-29565 A stack-based buffer overflow can be remotely triggered when formatting an error message in the Control-M/Agent when SSL/TLS communication is configured. The issue occurs in the following cases: * Control-M/Agent 9.0.20: SSL/TLS configuration is set to the non-default setting "use_openssl=n"; * Control-M/Agent 9.0.21 and 9.0.22: Agent router configuration uses the non-default settings "JAVA_AR=N" and "use_openssl=n".
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bmc control-m\/agent
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:bmc:control-m\/agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Bmc control-m\/agent
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bmc
Bmc control-m/agent
Vendors & Products Bmc
Bmc control-m/agent
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A stack-based buffer overflow can be remotely triggered when formatting an error message in the Control-M/Agent when SSL/TLS communication is configured. The issue occurs in the following cases: * Control-M/Agent 9.0.20: SSL/TLS configuration is set to the non-default setting "use_openssl=n"; * Control-M/Agent 9.0.21 and 9.0.22: Agent router configuration uses the non-default settings "JAVA_AR=N" and "use_openssl=n".
Title BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow in SSL/TLS communication
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
airbus
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2025, 1:18 PM
Reserved
Aug 7, 2025, 7:24 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 16, 2025, 1:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:41 AM