Vulnerability · Published May 29, 2025 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2025-2518IBM Db2 denial of service
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash under certain conditions with a specially crafted query.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows | 11.5.0 – through 11.5.912.1.0 – through 12.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-789 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235072 vendor-advisory, patch