Out-of-bounds write in openipmi - CVE-2024-42934
Published: October 14, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98524
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42934
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jakub Vrána
Affected software:
openipmi
openipmi
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in ipmi_sim simulator. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42934
Install updates from vendor's website.