CVE-2025-14688
Ibm Db2 11.5.0 – 11.5.9
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-14688 is a medium-severity Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) vulnerability in Ibm Db2. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 13th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-209600
Vulnerability Data
IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic…
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when certain configurations exist.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation and neutralization of special elements in query inputs to block the malformed data logic that triggers the DoS condition.
Restricts authenticated users to the minimum privileges needed for queries, limiting the ability to reach or exploit the vulnerable configurations.
Implements mechanisms to protect against or limit the effects of denial-of-service attacks originating from database query processing.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require proper quantity/length validation in input handling.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development can detect missing quantity validation but does not itself implement the control.
Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation for quantity fields, directly preventing CWE-1284.
Application security requirements explicitly call for validation of size/length inputs, mitigating CWE-1284.
Secure architecture principles encourage robust input handling but do not specifically address quantity validation.
Secure coding standards require explicit checks on numeric quantity inputs, fully addressing CWE-1284.