USN-5997-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5997-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5997-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5997-1
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Published
2023-04-04T19:01:03.861096Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:20Z
Summary
ipmitool vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that IPMItool was not properly checking the data received from a remote LAN party. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to to cause a crash or arbitrary code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ipmitool

Package

Name
ipmitool
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipmitool@1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.15-1ubuntu1
1.8.15-1ubuntu2
1.8.15-1ubuntu3
1.8.16-2ubuntu2
1.8.16-3
1.8.16-3ubuntu0.1
1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ipmitool",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-5208",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ipmitool

Package

Name
ipmitool
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipmitool@1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.18-4
1.8.18-5
1.8.18-5build1
1.8.18-5ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ipmitool",
            "binary_version": "1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-5208",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ipmitool

Package

Name
ipmitool
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipmitool@1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.18-7ubuntu2
1.8.18-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ipmitool",
            "binary_version": "1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-5208",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}