Out-of-bounds write in Eclipse OMR

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU111137

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1471

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to some of the z/OS atoe print functions use a constant length buffer for string conversion. If the input format string and arguments are larger than the buffer size then buffer overflow occurs. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

omr: 0.2.0 - 0.4.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:eclipse_omr:omr:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:eclipse_omr:omr:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:eclipse_omr:omr:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/eclipse-omr/omr/pull/7658
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/55

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.