CVE-2020-4355
MEDIUMIBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, 11.5 - Denial of Service via SSL Renegotiation Requests
Title source: llmDescription
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) renegotiation requests. By sending specially-crafted requests, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to increase the resource usage on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 178507.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6242350
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/178507
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0216
EPSS Percentile
80.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
ibm/db2
9.7.0.0
ibm/db2
10.1.0.0
ibm/db2
10.5.0.0
ibm/db2
11.1.0.0
ibm/db2
11.5.0.0
Published
Jul 01, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026