# CVE-2013-3623: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in cgi/close\_window.cgi in the web interface in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) w

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 2 Metasploit modules
- Published: 2013-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in cgi/close_window.cgi in the web interface in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) with firmware before 3.15 (SMT_X9_315) on Supermicro X9 generation motherboards allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) sess_sid or (2) ACT parameter.

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## References

- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29666
- http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/IPMI/CVE_Update.pdf
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/11/06/supermicro-ipmi-firmware-vulnerabilities
- http://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Supermicro_IPMI_Security_Updates_November_2013
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63775
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29666
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/smt_ipmi_cgi_scanner.rb
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/smt_ipmi_close_window_bof.rb

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