CVE-2022-35637 — IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service after entering a malformed SQL statement into the Db2expln tool. IBM X-Force ID: 230823.

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service after entering a malformed SQL statement into the Db2expln tool. IBM X-Force ID: 230823.

02Affected products

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-09-13T20:45:27.233Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T19:40:50.184Z

09References

• www.ibm.com — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6618775
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230823
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230921-0003/