What is CVE-2025-1493?

CVE-2025-1493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2025-1493?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Db2

CVE-2025-1493

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 12.1.0 through 12.1.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to concurrent execution of shared resources.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.003 (24.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Db2
Ibm Db2 For Linux, Unix And Windows — versions 12.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1493?: CVE-2025-1493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-1493?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.