Buffer overflow in Ipmitool
CVE-2020-5208
It's been found that multiple functions in ipmitool before 1.8.19 neglect proper checking of the data received from a remote LAN party, which may lead to buffer overflows and potentially to remote code execution on the ipmitool side. This is especially dangerous if ipmitool is run as a privileged user. This problem is fixed in version 1.8.19.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.033 (87.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Ipmitool — versions unspecified
- Ipmitool_project Ipmitool — versions 1.8.18
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security-advisories@github.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5208?
- CVE-2020-5208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ipmitool, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5208?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.