IBM Db2 code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
IBM Db2 JDBC Driver for Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code via JNDI Injection. By sending a specially crafted request using the property clientRerouteServerListJNDIName, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 249514.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows | 10.5, 11.1 ,11.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows VendorIBM Affected 10.5, 11.1 ,11.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.11 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.4.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.5:*:*:*:*:-:*:* | 11.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.11 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.4.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.5:*:*:*:*:-:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010029
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-12466 IBM Db2 code executionPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2023-12465 IBM Db2 code executionPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27867
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rh4-jr4q-29gx
References
More IBM Db2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-02494 Multiple buffer overflows in the DB2 JDBC Applet Server (DB2JDS) service in IBM DB2 9.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-03546 Stack-based buffer overflow in the validateUser implementation in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2026-08862 IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper pre-auth DRDA handshake handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2007-03566 IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) Administration Server (DAS) 8 before Fix Pack 16 and 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-06509 Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2026-09068 IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to privilege escalation with a specially crafted query CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-27867 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-27867 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6rh4-jr4q-29gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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