CVE-2020-11616

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-11616?

Upgrade bmc firmware to 3.38.30 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2020-11616 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-11616 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-11616?

CVE-2020-11616 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2020-11616 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for bmc firmware (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NVIDIA DGX servers, all BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30, contain a vulnerability in the AMI BMC firmware in which the Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) algorithm used in the JSOL package that implements the IPMI protocol is not cryptographically strong, which may lead to information disclosure.

CWE-338

How to fix

Remediation Available

bmc firmwareNVD

Affected:< 3.38.30Fixed in:3.38.30CVE-2020-11616derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-338 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2008-0166	High	7.5	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-2367	Critical	9.8	23%	-	-
CVE-2024-29868	Critical	9.1	6.0%	-	-
CVE-2024-31497	Medium	5.9	5.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-43799	High	8.6	5.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2008-3280	Medium	5.9	4.0%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-11616?

Upgrade bmc firmware to 3.38.30 or later.

Is CVE-2020-11616 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-11616 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-11616?

CVE-2020-11616 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-11616 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for bmc firmware (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.