CVE-2020-4135Network attack vector

Unauthenticated server crash via crafted packets

Published Feb 19, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Denial of service in IBM Db2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to crash the server with crafted packets. The Db2 server consumes excessive memory while processing the packets and terminates abnormally; IBM has not disclosed the packet fields or parsing locus. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the documented consequence is a Db2 process crash rather than data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability2.93%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in IBM Db2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to crash the server with crafted packets. The Db2 server consumes excessive memory while processing the packets and terminates abnormally; IBM has not disclosed the packet fields or parsing locus. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the documented consequence is a Db2 process crash rather than data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4135
Published
Feb 19, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Classifications
T1499.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 19, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.1
  2. Affected versionversion=10.5
  3. Affected versionversion=11.1
  4. Affected versionversion=11.5
  5. Affected versionversion=9.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windowsversion=10.1; version=10.5; version=11.1; version=11.5; version=9.7

Published CVSS scores

5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
7.5IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.003Application Exhaustion Flood

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