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IBM DB2 DoS (7250485) (Windows)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 282318

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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 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local user to cause a denial of service due to the database monitor script incorrectly detecting that the instance is still starting under specific conditions. (CVE-2025-36136)

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/7250485

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 282318

File Name: db2_7250485_win.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Databases

Published: 1/7/2026

Updated: 2/18/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-36136

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:db2

Required KB Items: SMB/db2/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-36136

IAVB: 2025-B-0187