CVE-2020-5208 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting ipmitool versions prior to 1.8.19, specifically impacting Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions. The flaw stems from inadequate validation of remote LAN data, potentially leading to remote code execution, especially when ipmitool operates with elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation (KEV) have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 70/100 indicates its significant potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipmitool_project:ipmitool:1.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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