High severity · published Jul 10, 2023
CVE-2023-30442
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a…
7.5
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted wrapper using certain options. IBM X-Force ID: 253202.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DB
Db2 · Ibm
11.1.4.7; 11.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30442
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30442
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/253202
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0007/
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010561
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