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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2023-40373 json

IBM Db2 denial of service

published 2023-10-16 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-44944

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to denial of service with a specially crafted query containing common table expressions. IBM X-Force ID: 263574.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
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References

Sources

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