CVE-2025-2533
IBM Db2 for Linux denial of service
IBM Db2 for Linux 12.1.0, 12.1.1, and 12.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash under certain conditions with a specially crafted query.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Db2 for Linux denial of service
IBM Db2 for Linux 12.1.0, 12.1.1, and 12.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash under certain conditions with a specially crafted query.
- Record
CVE-2025-2533- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-23029
IBM Db2 for Linux 12.1.0, 12.1.1, and 12.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash under certain conditions with a specially crafted query.
- Record
EUVD-2025-23029- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw3h-mqc5-v5g3
IBM Db2 for Linux 12.1.0, 12.1.1, and 12.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server...
IBM Db2 for Linux 12.1.0, 12.1.1, and 12.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash under certain conditions with a specially crafted query.
- Record
GHSA-rw3h-mqc5-v5g3- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Db2 for Linux 12.1.0, 12.1.1, and 12.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash under certain conditions with a specially crafted query.
- Record
CVE-2025-2533- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-2533 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm Db2, published July 29, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.