CVE-2023-29256 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to an information disclosure due to improper privilege management when certain federation features are used. IBM X-Force ID: 252046.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00062.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Hp	Hp-ux
Ibm	Aix Db2
Linux	Linux Kernel
Microsoft	Windows
Oracle	Solaris

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.5:::::-::

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32831	IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to an information disclosure due to improper privilege management when certain federation features are used. IBM X-Force ID: 252046.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/252046
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0007/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010573

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00062}`	epss `{'score': 0.0003}`

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2023-07-09T23:27:56.560Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:49:04.579Z

Reserved: 2023-04-04T18:45:55.861Z

Link: CVE-2023-29256

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T14:00:16.015Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-10T16:15:50.747

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:56:45.740

Link: CVE-2023-29256

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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