The moderate security impact of CVE-2013-6717 suggests it should be monitored but does not pose an immediate threat.
Status: Deferred
Last updated: 🕧 11 Apr 2025, 00:51 UTC
Originally published on: 🕥 19 Dec 2013, 22:55 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 4130 days
CVSS Release: version 2
CVE-2013-6717: The OLAP query engine in IBM DB2 and DB2 Connect 9.7 through FP9, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 through FP3, and 10.5 through FP2, and the DB2 pureScale Feature 9.8 for Enterprise Server Edition, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (database outage and deactivation) via unspecified vectors.
The exploitability of CVE-2013-6717 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
CVE-2013-6717 can be exploited easily with a single authentication step.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2013-6717, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2013-6717, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.
EPSS Score: 0.893% (probability of exploit)
EPSS Percentile: 82.85%
(lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 17.150000000000006% of others.
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