What is CVE-2025-36071?

CVE-2025-36071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2025-36071?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-36071 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Ibm Db2

CVE-2025-36071

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash under certain conditions with a specially crafted query due to improper release of memory resources.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Db2
Ibm Db2 — versions 11.5.0, 12.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36071?: CVE-2025-36071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2025-36071?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-36071 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.