CVE-2025-36442

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 - 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 - 12.1.3 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash under certain conditions with a specially crafted query with XML columns.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257698	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::unix::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::unix::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::windows::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-30 22:15

Updated : 2026-02-05 19:39

NVD link : CVE-2025-36442

Mitre link : CVE-2025-36442

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-36442

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

db2

CWE

CWE-943

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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