CVE-2023-45178 IBM Db2 denial of service
Attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM Db2 by sending specially crafted requests to the CLI interface.
- 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-2023-45178?
CVE-2023-45178 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 3 Dec 2023. 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 (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 CLI is vulnerable to a denial of service when a specially crafted request is used. IBM X-Force ID: 268073.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2.
How do I fix CVE-2023-45178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45178 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-2023-45178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6wj8-32mg-qhm6.