CVE-2025-2518

May 30, 2025, 4:31 p.m.

5.3
Medium

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Ibm
  • Db2
  • 11.5.0-11.5.9, 12.1.0-12.1.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-789
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a ibm db2 11.5.0-11.5.9 / / / / / / /
a ibm db2 12.1.0-12.1.1 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: May 29, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified: May 30, 2025, 4:31 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@us.ibm.com

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.