Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2025-2518

 

Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2025-2518

Published: June 4, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110188
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2518
CWE-ID: CWE-789
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM DB2 LUW

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-2518

Install updates from vendor's website.

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