Description
FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _read_fru_data in libfreeipmi/fru/ipmi-fru.c when a BMC returns more bytes than requested.
Published: 2026-09-04
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in FreeIPMI FRU Retrieval FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Title Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in FreeIPMI FRU Retrieval

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Freeipmi
Freeipmi freeipmi
Vendors & Products Freeipmi
Freeipmi freeipmi

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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Description FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _read_fru_data in libfreeipmi/fru/ipmi-fru.c when a BMC returns more bytes than requested.
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T18:16:25.437Z

Reserved: 2026-09-04T04:21:45.405Z

Link: CVE-2026-85509

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T18:16:18.571Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T05:17:16.723

Modified: 2026-09-04T19:17:32.893

Link: CVE-2026-85509

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-04T04:21:45Z

Links: CVE-2026-85509 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T06:00:12Z

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