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CVE-2021-39296

Improper Authentication

Published: Sep 09, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
10
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39296
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

In OpenBMC 2.9, crafted IPMI messages allow an attacker to bypass authentication and gain full control of the system.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Openbmc Openbmc-project 2.9.0 (including) 2.9.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References

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