IBM Db2 denial of service

published 2023-10-16 3y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2023-42494

cvss: 5.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Db2 11.5 could allow a local user with special privileges to cause a denial of service during database deactivation on DPF. IBM X-Force ID: 261607.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047558 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	4.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

Technology feeds

IBM Db2 rss critical rss

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7047558
vendor-advisory, patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/261607
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20231116-0008/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-38719
NVD CVE-2023-38719

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