CVE-2024-28762Network attack vector

Authenticated service interruption via crafted query

Published Jun 12, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Resource exhaustion in IBM Db2 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service with a crafted query. IBM has not disclosed the affected Db2 function, query form, or resource operation that lacks limits or throttling. Exploitation requires authenticated database access and unspecified conditions; IBM has not stated whether the result is a hang, crash, or another service interruption.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource exhaustion in IBM Db2 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service with a crafted query. IBM has not disclosed the affected Db2 function, query form, or resource operation that lacks limits or throttling. Exploitation requires authenticated database access and unspecified conditions; IBM has not stated whether the result is a hang, crash, or another service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28762
Published
Jun 12, 2024
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Classifications
CWE-770, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.5, 11.1, 11.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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

Published CVSS scores

5.3IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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