CVE-2025-2518 | BDVDB-2026-280471 Detail

IBMDb2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-789 Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

References#

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235072

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-05-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-08-26Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-05-29
Last modified: 2025-08-26

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 29.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 11.5.0 and <= 11.5.9
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 12.1.0 and <= 12.1.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).