CVE-2020-5208

ipmitool: The ipmitool packages contain a command-line utility for interfacing with devices that support the Intelligent Platfo...

CVE-2020-5208 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by ipmitool 1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2, released February 5, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0329
88th percentile

The ipmitool packages contain a command-line utility for interfacing with devices that support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification. IPMI is an open standard for machine health, inventory, and remote power control. Security Fix(es): * ipmitool: Buffer overflow in read_fru_area_section function in lib/ipmi_fru.c (CVE-2020-5208) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
exchange-bmc-os-info · RHEL 8 0:1.8.18-12.el8_1 RHSA-2020:0981 Mar 26, 2020
exchange-bmc-os-info · ol 8 0:1.8.18-12.el8_1 ELSA-2020-0981 Mar 26, 2020
ipmievd · RHEL 8 0:1.8.18-12.el8_1 RHSA-2020:0981 Mar 26, 2020
ipmievd · ol 8 0:1.8.18-12.el8_1 ELSA-2020-0981 Mar 26, 2020
ipmitool · RHEL 8 0:1.8.18-12.el8_1 RHSA-2020:0981 Mar 26, 2020
ipmitool · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2 ipmitool 1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2 Feb 5, 2020
ipmitool · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1 ipmitool 1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1 Feb 5, 2020
ipmitool · ol 8 0:1.8.18-12.el8_1 ELSA-2020-0981 Mar 26, 2020

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