Control-M/Agent 9.0.20-9.0.22: Buffer Overflow via SSL/TLS Config
CVE-2025-55117 Published on September 16, 2025
BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow in SSL/TLS communication
A stack-based buffer overflow can be remotely triggered when formatting an error message in the Control-M/Agent when SSL/TLS communication is configured.
The issue occurs in the following cases:
* Control-M/Agent 9.0.20: SSL/TLS configuration is set to the non-default setting "use_openssl=n";
* Control-M/Agent 9.0.21 and 9.0.22: Agent router configuration uses the non-default settings "JAVA_AR=N" and "use_openssl=n".
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-55117 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. 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, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Overflow Vulnerability?
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
CVE-2025-55117 has been classified to as a Stack Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
BMC Control-M/Agent:- Version 9.0.22.000 is affected.
- Version 9.0.21 is affected.
- Version 9.0.20 is affected.
- Version 9.0.19 is affected.
- Version 9.0.18 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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