DoS in IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0-5.0.13.1 via Malicious API Input
CVE-2025-36171 Published on October 9, 2025
IBM Aspera Faspex denial of service
IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.13.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service from improperly validated API input due to excessive resource consumption.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-36171 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-36171
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Affected Versions
IBM Aspera Faspex:- Version 5.0.0, <= 5.0.13.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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