IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10/14.10/15.0 Remote DoS via Integer Underflow
CVE-2025-1991 Published on June 28, 2025

IBM Informix Dynamic Server denial of service
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10,14.10, and15.0 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an integer underflow when processing packets.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-1991 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an Integer underflow Vulnerability?

The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. This can happen in signed and unsigned cases.

CVE-2025-1991 has been classified to as an Integer underflow vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-1991

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Affected Versions

IBM Informix Dynamic Server:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.12%
Percentile
31.35%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.