IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) update for FreeType

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU105715

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-27363

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

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted font to the application that is using an affected version of the library, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC): 10.2.1030.0 - 10.3.1050.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:hmc:10.2.1030.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:hmc:10.3.1050.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7238984

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.