Arbitrary Memory Corruption Vulnerability in IBM Aspera Applications
CVE-2020-4435

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Aspera Transfer Cluster Manager
Aspera High-speed Transfer Server
Aspera Shares On Demand
Aspera Application Platform On Demand
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 June 2020

Summary

Certain IBM Aspera applications are exposed to a vulnerability that allows for arbitrary memory corruption based on specific product configurations. An attacker with profound knowledge of the system's architecture can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial-of-service condition through the HTTP fallback service, thereby affecting the availability and integrity of the applications.

Affected Version(s)

Aspera Application Platform On Demand 3.7.4

Aspera Faspex On Demand 3.7.4

Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint 3.9.3

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221324
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180901
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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