CVE-2020-4161
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.40% (72nd) EPSS
CVSS 4 · medium
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 could allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to incorrect handling of certain commands. IBM X-Force ID: 174341.
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cvss
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6.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.06.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
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affected products (4)
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174341cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4161cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-DB2-denial-of-service-via-Invalid-Commands-31626cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0591.2/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0591.3/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0591/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2161/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-db2-is-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-cve-2020-4161/cnnvd
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