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CVE-2025-33092

IBM Db2 for Linux 12.1.0, 12.1.1, and 12.1.2 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in db2fm, caused by improper bounds checking.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.14%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM Db2 for Linux 12.1.0, 12.1.1, and 12.1.2 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in db2fm, caused by improper bounds checking. A local user could overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.14% probability · 4th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-121
Affected
ibm/db2
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.