CVE-2023-40374 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 is vulnerable to denial of service with a specially crafted query statement. IBM X-Force ID: 263575.

Published: 2023-10-16

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opengroup:unix:-:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-44945	IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 is vulnerable to denial of service with a specially crafted query statement. IBM X-Force ID: 263575.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/263575
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0007/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047261

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00071}`	epss `{'score': 0.00039}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Db2

Linux Linux Kernel

Microsoft Windows

Opengroup Unix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2023-10-16T22:47:19.415Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T17:07:46.295Z

Reserved: 2023-08-14T20:12:05.636Z

Link: CVE-2023-40374

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-16T23:15:10.243

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:19:19.480

Link: CVE-2023-40374

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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