CVE-2023-46167 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service when a specially crafted cursor is used. IBM X-Force ID: 269367.

Published: 2023-12-04

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% 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:-:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-50410	IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service when a specially crafted cursor is used. IBM X-Force ID: 269367.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

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 0.01089.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269367
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240112-0003/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7087203

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Db2

Linux Linux Kernel

Microsoft Windows

Opengroup Unix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2023-12-04T00:04:15.436Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T17:14:18.298Z

Reserved: 2023-10-17T22:30:15.074Z

Link: CVE-2023-46167

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-04T01:15:12.147

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:30:17.123

Link: CVE-2023-46167

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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