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IBM DB2 DoS (7232518) (Windows)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235664

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability

Description

According to its self-reported version number, IBM Db2 on Windows may be affected by a vulnerability:

 - IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to concurrent execution of shared resources. (CVE-2025-1493)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate IBM DB2 Fix Pack or Special Build based on the most recent fix pack level for your branch.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232518

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235664

File Name: db2_7232518_win.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Databases

Published: 5/9/2025

Updated: 5/9/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1493

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:db2

Required KB Items: SMB/db2/Installed

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1493

IAVB: 2025-B-0068