CVE-2023-50308
IBM Db2 denial of service
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 under certain circumstances could allow an authenticated user to the database to cause a denial of service when a statement is run on columnar tables. IBM X-Force ID: 273393.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- 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) 11.5 under certain circumstances could allow an authenticated user to the database to cause a denial of service when a statement is run on columnar tables. IBM X-Force ID: 273393.
- Record
CVE-2023-50308- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-55113
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 under certain circumstances could allow an authenticated user to the database to cause a denial of service when a statement is run on columnar tables. IBM X-Force ID: 273393.
- Record
EUVD-2023-55113- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-884g-c37h-jg8g
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 under certain...
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 under certain circumstances could allow an authenticated user to the database to cause a denial of service when a statement is run on columnar tables. IBM X-Force ID: 273393.
- Record
GHSA-884g-c37h-jg8g- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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) 11.5 under certain circumstances could allow an authenticated user to the database to cause a denial of service when a statement is run on columnar tables. IBM X-Force ID: 273393.
- Record
CVE-2023-50308- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50308 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ibm Db2, published January 22, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.