CVE-2023-45178 (GCVE-0-2023-45178)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-03 17:29 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:13
VLAI
Title
IBM Db2 denial of service
Summary
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 CLI is vulnerable to a denial of service when a specially crafted request is used. IBM X-Force ID: 268073.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
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References
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