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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-38720
IBM Db2 denial of service
Vulnerability Description
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 and 11.5 is vulnerable to denial of service with a specially crafted ALTER TABLE statement. IBM X-Force ID: 261616.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Vulnerable Versions:
11.1 ,11.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 16th, 2023
Last Modified:
June 12th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H