CVE-2024-39724
IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a denial of service due to lack of throttling on an API
IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data versions 7.6 (on CP4D 4.8), 7.7 (on CP4D 5.0), and 7.8 (on CP4D 5.1) do not properly limit the allocation of system resources. An authenticated user with internal knowledge of the environment could exploit this weakness to cause a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- 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 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a denial of service due to lack of throttling on an API
IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data versions 7.6 (on CP4D 4.8), 7.7 (on CP4D 5.0), and 7.8 (on CP4D 5.1) do not properly limit the allocation of system resources. An authenticated user with internal knowledge of the environment could exploit this weakness to cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-39724- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-55395
IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data versions 7.6 (on CP4D 4.8), 7.7 (on CP4D 5.0), and 7.8 (on CP4D 5.1) do not properly limit the allocation of system resources. An authenticated user with internal knowledge of the environment could exploit this weakness to cause a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2024-55395- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hfg5-h6jx-rgvq
IBM Db2 Big SQL 7.6 on Cloud Pak for Data 4.8, 7.7 on Cloud Pak for Data 5.0, and 7.8 on Cloud...
IBM Db2 Big SQL 7.6 on Cloud Pak for Data 4.8, 7.7 on Cloud Pak for Data 5.0, and 7.8 on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1 does not properly limit allocation of resources which could allow an authenticated user with internal knowledge of the system to cause a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-hfg5-h6jx-rgvq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data versions 7.6 (on CP4D 4.8), 7.7 (on CP4D 5.0), and 7.8 (on CP4D 5.1) do not properly limit the allocation of system resources. An authenticated user with internal knowledge of the environment could exploit this weakness to cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-39724- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- 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-2024-39724 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm Db2 Big Sql On Cloud Pak For Data, published February 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.