High severity · published May 29, 2024
CVE-2023-42005
IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 could allow a user with access to the Kubernetes pod, to make system calls…
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 could allow a user with access to the Kubernetes pod, to make system calls compromising the security of containers. IBM X-Force ID: 265264.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DB
Db2 · Ibm
3.5; 3.5; 4.0; 4.0; 4.5; 4.5; +6 more · source: NVD
DW
Db2 Warehouse · Ibm
3.5; 3.5; 4.0; 4.0; 4.5; 4.5; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42005
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42005
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/265264
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7155078
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