CVE-2025-36512 — HIGH (7.5)

Vulnerability Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Bloomberg Comdb2 8.1 database when handling a distributed transaction heartbeat. A specially crafted protocol buffer message can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can simply connect to a database instance over TCP and send the crafted message to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Bloomberg	Comdb2	8.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-617

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2200ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2200
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2200ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-36512?

CVE-2025-36512 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Bloomberg Comdb2 8.1 database when handling a distributed transaction heartbeat. A specially crafted protocol buffer message can lead to a denial of ser...

How severe is CVE-2025-36512?

CVE-2025-36512 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-36512?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Bloomberg Comdb2.