CVE-2023-40692Network attack vector

Unauthenticated database service interruption

Published Dec 3, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Resource-consumption denial of service in IBM Db2 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to interrupt the database service. IBM has not disclosed the affected Db2 component, the stress-inducing request pattern, or the resource operation that fails under load. Exploitation requires unauthenticated network reachability and extreme stress conditions; the reported consequence is availability loss without data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability1.07%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource-consumption denial of service in IBM Db2 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to interrupt the database service. IBM has not disclosed the affected Db2 component, the stress-inducing request pattern, or the resource operation that fails under load. Exploitation requires unauthenticated network reachability and extreme stress conditions; the reported consequence is availability loss without data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40692
Published
Dec 3, 2023
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 3, 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=10.5, 11.1, 11.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windowsversion=10.5, 11.1, 11.5

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.9IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

Public exploit references

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