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CVE-2023-38720

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-38720 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (including Db2 Connect Server) versions 11.5 and 11.5. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted ALTER TABLE statement. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to a complete denial of service, though it does not impact confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 11.5, < 11.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.4:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.4:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.4:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0078 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/261616
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20231116-0005
Third Party Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/7047489
PatchVendor Advisory