Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Aspera Connect could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Windows system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4545
DESCRIPTION: IBM Aspera Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Aspera Connect | 3.9.9 and earlier |
Remediation/Fixes
|
Products |
VRMF |
APAR |
Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Aspera Connect | 3.10.0 |
ASCN-2314 |
or |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Yorick Koster
Change History
01 Sep 2020: Initial Publication
14 Sep 2020: Update Summary
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 September 2020
UID
ibm16326537