CVE-2025-36001
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Publication date: 2026-01-30

Last updated on: 2026-02-05

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 - 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 - 12.1.3 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using a specially crafted SQL statement including XML that performs uncontrolled recursion.
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Published
2026-01-30
Last Modified
2026-02-05
Generated
2026-05-07
AI Q&A
2026-01-31
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 6 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
ibm db2 From 11.5.0 (inc) to 11.5.9 (inc)
ibm db2 From 11.5.0 (inc) to 11.5.9 (inc)
ibm db2 From 11.5.0 (inc) to 11.5.9 (inc)
ibm db2 From 12.1.0 (inc) to 12.1.3 (inc)
ibm db2 From 12.1.0 (inc) to 12.1.3 (inc)
ibm db2 From 12.1.0 (inc) to 12.1.3 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-674 The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability in IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows allows an authenticated user to cause a denial of service by submitting a specially crafted SQL statement that includes XML with uncontrolled recursion. This means the system can be overwhelmed or crash due to excessive recursive processing triggered by the malicious input.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can impact you by causing a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected IBM Db2 systems. This means that legitimate users may be unable to access the database services because the system resources are exhausted or the service is disrupted due to the uncontrolled recursion in the SQL/XML processing.


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