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CVE-2024-42934VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-42934: openipmi · n/a

Affects openipmiSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium : upgrade to 2.0.36 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.0.36
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Oct 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade openipmi to 2.0.36.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Debianopenipmipkg:deb/openipmiOther threatsAffected
  • <2.0.36
Fixed in
  • 2.0.36

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AI-suggested

Organizations should monitor OpenIPMI project updates and apply patches promptly once OpenIPMI version 2.0.36 or later is released addressing this vulnerability. If you cannot patch yet, limit network access to IPMI management interfaces and the ipmi_sim simulator to trusted administrators and isolated management networks to reduce exposure. Employ network segmentation and strict firewall rules to prevent unauthorized access to IPMI-related services. Conduct regular audits of IPMI usage and simulator deployments to identify unnecessary or outdated instances that can be disabled or removed. Implement robust monitoring and alerting for unusual activity on IPMI interfaces, including repeated authentication failures or service crashes indicative of exploitation attempts. Consider alternative IPMI management tools or hardware-based solutions with updated firmware if feasible. Finally, maintain comprehensive incident response plans that include IPMI-related threats to quickly contain and remediate any compromise.

Description

OpenIPMI before 2.0.36 has an out-of-bounds array access (for authentication type) in the ipmi_sim simulator, resulting in denial of service or (with very low probability) authentication bypass or code execution.

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