FKIE_CVE-2023-38740

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-10-16 22:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:11
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service with a specially crafted SQL statement. IBM X-Force ID: 262613.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262613VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0007/Third Party Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047489Not Applicable
nvd@nist.govhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047554Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262613VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0007/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047489Not Applicable
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm db2 *
linux linux_kernel -
microsoft windows -
opengroup unix -
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