CVE-2023-52296 IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows denial of service

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM Db2 by concurrently querying a specific built-in function.

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-2023-52296?

CVE-2023-52296 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 3 Apr 2024. 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 is vulnerable to denial of service when querying a specific UDF built-in function concurrently. IBM X-Force ID: 278547.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52296?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52296?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52296 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-2023-52296 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r75p-pc87-v9rp.

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