{"id":59771,"date":"2025-07-31T07:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:14:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:14:28","slug":"cve-2025-33076-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-engineering-systems-design-rhapsody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33076-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-engineering-systems-design-rhapsody\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-33076: Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post highlights a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-33076, affecting IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody versions 9.0.2, 10.0, and 10.0.1. The vulnerability is a stack-based buffer overflow that can lead to arbitrary code execution. Any organization utilizing these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79705\">versions of IBM Rhapsody could potentially<\/a> be at risk, making this an issue of considerable concern. The severity of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45346-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-bacula-web-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68334\">vulnerability and its potential<\/a> for misuse necessitates immediate attention and action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-33076<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25214-race-condition-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-14-4-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68335\">Arbitrary code<\/a> execution, potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-374689728\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33077-local-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-engineering-systems-design-rhapsody\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68333\">IBM Engineering Systems Design<\/a> Rhapsody | 9.0.2<br \/>\nIBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody | 10.0<br \/>\nIBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody | 10.0.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43209-high-risk-out-of-bounds-access-vulnerability-affecting-multiple-apple-operating-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69695\">vulnerability arises from improper bounds checking in the affected<\/a> versions of IBM Rhapsody. This flaw allows a local user to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47998-severe-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-routing-and-remote-access-service\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67324\">overflow the buffer<\/a> by inputting more data than the buffer can handle. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46713-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-sandboxie-s-memory-allocation-subsystem\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68545\">overflow of data can overwrite other memory<\/a> locations, leading to the corruption of valid data and the execution of arbitrary code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3239006668\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a simplified, conceptual representation of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8159-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-513-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67368\">buffer overflow<\/a> might be exploited. This is a hypothetical scenario and is not an actual exploit.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># A long string of &quot;A&quot; characters\npayload = &#039;A&#039; * 2000\n# A hypothetical command that triggers the overflow\ncommand = &#039;\/usr\/bin\/IBM-Rhapsody --input &#039; + payload\n# Execute the command\nos.system(command)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `payload` is a string that is longer than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3354-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-tivoli-monitoring\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78320\">buffer in the IBM<\/a> Rhapsody application can handle. When the application attempts to store this string in the buffer, it overflows, potentially overwriting memory addresses and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54444-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-code-injection-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67325\">leading to arbitrary code<\/a> execution.<br \/>\nPlease note this is only a conceptual example and does not represent a real-world exploit. The actual exploitation of this vulnerability would likely involve complex control of the memory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26074-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-orkes-conductor-v3-21-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67326\">overflow<\/a> to execute specific code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36120-critical-vulnerability-in-ibm-storage-virtualize-could-lead-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80581\">IBM has released a patch to address this vulnerability<\/a>. Users are strongly advised to apply this patch immediately. If applying the patch is not immediately possible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69696\">users can consider using a Web Application<\/a> Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary measure to detect and prevent possible exploits. However, these measures should only be seen as temporary fixes and not a substitute for applying the vendor-provided patch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post highlights a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-33076, affecting IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody versions 9.0.2, 10.0, and 10.0.1. The vulnerability is a stack-based buffer overflow that can lead to arbitrary code execution. Any organization utilizing these versions of IBM Rhapsody could potentially be at risk, making this an issue of considerable concern. 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