CVE-2023-45178
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 CLI is vulnerable to a denial of service when a specially crafted request is used.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 CLI is vulnerable to a denial of service when a specially crafted request is used. IBM X-Force ID: 268073.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.09% probability · 65th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ibm/db2
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268073VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240112-0004/
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7087207Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268073VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240112-0004/
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7087207Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.