CVE-2020-5208 HIGH

CVE-2020-5208: remote code execution vulnerability in ipmitool

Vendor Ipmitool
Product ipmitool
Weakness CWE-120
Published February 5, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 5, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated