What is CVE-2025-3221?

CVE-2025-3221 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-06-21.

How severe is CVE-2025-3221?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-3221 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Ibm Infosphere Information Server

CVE-2025-3221

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to insufficient validation of incoming request resources.

EPSS: 0.004 (63.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235496 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-3221?: CVE-2025-3221 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-06-21.
How severe is CVE-2025-3221?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-3221 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.