CVE-2022-35637 Denial of service in DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM Db2 by submitting malformed SQL statements to the Db2expln tool.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-35637?

CVE-2022-35637 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 13 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service after entering a malformed SQL statement into the Db2expln tool. IBM X-Force ID: 230823.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35637?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2022-35637?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-35637 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjf2-77hr-45w8.

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