IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion. (CVE-2026-17177)
IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17177 describes a denial of service vulnerability in IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6. The issue arises from uncontrolled recursion that a remote attacker can trigger, leading to resource exhaustion and service disruption. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-674 (Improper Control of a Resource Through a Logic Error). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely cause a denial of service condition, making the IBM Db2 Mirror for i service unavailable. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, monitor vendor communications for updates and consider limiting exposure of the affected service to untrusted networks.
IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion. (CVE-2026-17177)
Description
IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17177 describes a denial of service vulnerability in IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6. The issue arises from uncontrolled recursion that a remote attacker can trigger, leading to resource exhaustion and service disruption. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-674 (Improper Control of a Resource Through a Logic Error). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely cause a denial of service condition, making the IBM Db2 Mirror for i service unavailable. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, monitor vendor communications for updates and consider limiting exposure of the affected service to untrusted networks.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-4rrg-j4q4-2vmw
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17177"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a7ff5efbf8831d53987efad
Added to database: 08/15/2026, 05:15:27 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 05:56:27 UTC
Last updated: 08/16/2026, 02:41:00 UTC
Views: 4
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