Vulnerability Description
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.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ipmitool Project | Ipmitool | 1.8.18 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 30 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00031.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool/commit/e824c23316ae50beb7f7488f2055ac65e8b3PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool/security/advisories/GHSA-g659-9qxw-p7cpPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00006.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00029.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-03Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00031.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool/commit/e824c23316ae50beb7f7488f2055ac65e8b3PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool/security/advisories/GHSA-g659-9qxw-p7cpPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00006.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00029.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-5208?
CVE-2020-5208 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7 (HIGH). 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 cod...
How severe is CVE-2020-5208?
CVE-2020-5208 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-5208?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ipmitool Project Ipmitool, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap.