PT-2023-6369 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2023-10-16 · Updated 2023-12-22 · CVE-2023-40372

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) version 11.5

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. This can be achieved with a specially crafted SQL statement using External Tables.

Recommendations For IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) version 11.5, consider restricting the use of External Tables until a patch is available to prevent potential denial of service attacks. As a temporary workaround, avoid using specially crafted SQL statements that could exploit this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-07081

CVE-2023-40372

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40372 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40372 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/263499 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07081 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047561 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59560 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72401 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1714153127736197365 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1714057473613496385 · Twitter Post
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0007 · Note