CVE-2023-40372

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) version 11.5

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. This can be achieved with a specially crafted SQL statement using External Tables.

Recommendations For IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) version 11.5, consider restricting the use of External Tables until a patch is available to prevent potential denial of service attacks. As a temporary workaround, avoid using specially crafted SQL statements that could exploit this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.