CVE-2025-48498 Null dereference in Comdb2
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in Bloomberg Comdb2 by sending a crafted protocol buffer message to the Distributed Transaction component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-48498?
CVE-2025-48498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bloomberg Comdb2, published on 22 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the Distributed Transaction component of Bloomberg Comdb2 8.1 when processing a number of fields used for coordination. 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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48498?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bloomberg Comdb2.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48498?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-48498 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-48498 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Bloomberg Comdb2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm6m-r6vf-23qh.