CVE-2023-26022Network attack vector

Server crash via DBMS_OUTPUT memory exhaustion

Published Apr 28, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Denial of service in IBM Db2 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to crash the server through the DBMS_OUTPUT module. The module can drive the server into an out-of-memory condition, after which the Db2 server process crashes; IBM has not disclosed the triggering input or internal code path. Reaching the request path over the network requires no authentication or user interaction, and the reported consequence is limited to service interruption.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability1.01%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in IBM Db2 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to crash the server through the DBMS_OUTPUT module. The module can drive the server into an out-of-memory condition, after which the Db2 server process crashes; IBM has not disclosed the triggering input or internal code path. Reaching the request path over the network requires no authentication or user interaction, and the reported consequence is limited to service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-26022
Published
Apr 28, 2023
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.1, 11.1, 11.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windowsversion=10.1, 11.1, 11.5

Published CVSS scores

5.9IBM CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.9IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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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

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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