# CVE-2019-5500: Denial of service in NetApp Service Processor and Baseboard Management Controller

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can cause a Denial of Service on NetApp Service Processor and Baseboard Management Controller firmware.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c5jh-vrhw-3469

## What is CVE-2019-5500?

CVE-2019-5500 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in NetApp Service Processor and Baseboard Management Controller, published on 11 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Certain versions of the NetApp Service Processor and Baseboard Management Controller firmware allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5500?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Netapp Aff A200 Firmware, Netapp Aff A220 Firmware, Netapp Aff A300 Firmware, Netapp Aff C190 Firmware, Netapp Fas26x0 Firmware, Netapp Fas27x0 Firmware, Netapp Fas8200 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5500 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in NetApp Service Processor and Baseboard Management Controller, published on 11 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetApp Service Processor and Baseboard Management Controller. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5500/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5500

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5500/
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