Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2025-1470 CVE-2025-1471 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-476 CWE-787 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
watsonx Assistant Cartridge Other software / Other software solutions watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU111136
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1470
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to some OMR internal port library and utilities consumers of z/OS atoe functions do not check their return values for NULL memory pointers or for memory allocation failures. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswatsonx Assistant Cartridge: before 5.1.3
watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: before 5.1.3
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_assistant_cartridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_orchestrate_with_watsonx_assistant_cartridge_-_assistant_builder_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7237587
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.
2) 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
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswatsonx Assistant Cartridge: before 5.1.3
watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: before 5.1.3
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_assistant_cartridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_orchestrate_with_watsonx_assistant_cartridge_-_assistant_builder_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7237587
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.
