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

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: < 1.8.19
- Published: 2020-02-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- ipmitool: fixed in \< 1.8.19

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ipmitool, upgrade to a fixed version (< 1.8.19) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool/security/advisories/GHSA-g659-9qxw-p7cp
- https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool/commit/e824c23316ae50beb7f7488f2055ac65e8b341f2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RYYEKUAUTCWICM77HOEGZDVVEUJLP4BP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K2BPW66KDP4H36AGZXLED57A3O2Y6EQW/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00031.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-03
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00029.html

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