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IBM DB2 DoS (7240947) (Unix)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 243285

Synopsis

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

Description

According to it self-reported version number, IBM Db2 is affected by denial of service vulnerability.

 - 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. (CVE-2025-2533)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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/7240947

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 243285

File Name: db2_7240947_nix.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Databases

Published: 8/1/2025

Updated: 8/1/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

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-2025-2533

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: installed_sw/DB2 Server

Excluded KB Items: SMB/db2/Installed

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-2533

IAVB: 2025-B-0127