CVE-2023-30442
IBM Db2 denial of service
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted wrapper using certain options. IBM X-Force ID: 253202.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Db2 denial of service
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted wrapper using certain options. IBM X-Force ID: 253202.
- Record
CVE-2023-30442- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-34860
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted wrapper using certain options. IBM X-Force ID: 253202.
- Record
EUVD-2023-34860- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-93qr-q6xr-pp2m
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 federated server...
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted wrapper using certain options. IBM X-Force ID: 253202.
- Record
GHSA-93qr-q6xr-pp2m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted wrapper using certain options. IBM X-Force ID: 253202.
- Record
CVE-2023-30442- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-30442 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ibm Db2, published July 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.29%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.