CVE-2024-31881 IBM Db2 denial of service

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated user can crash the IBM Db2 server by submitting a specially crafted query to certain columnar tables.

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-2024-31881?

CVE-2024-31881 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 12 Jun 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) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted query on certain columnar tables by an authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 287613.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31881?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2024-31881?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31881 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-2024-31881 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31881 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9g3p-2g77-4wq8.

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