Security Bulletin: jackson-databind vulnerability CVE-2020-35728 impacts IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server and Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint versions prior to V4.0

Security Bulletin

Summary

Jackson-databind vulnerability CVE-2020-35728 impacts IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server and Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint versions prior to 4.0.0. The fix for this set of vulnerabilities was delivered in IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server V4.0.0 and IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint V4.0.0.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-35728
DESCRIPTION: FasterXML jackson-databind could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization between gadgets and typing, related to com.oracle.wls.shaded.org.apache.xalan.lib.sql.JNDIConnectionPool. By sending a specially-crafted input, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193843 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server	3.9.6.2 and earlier
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint	3.9.6.2 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

The fix for this set of vulnerabilities was delivered in IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server V4.0.0 and IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint V4.0.0.

Product	VRMF	APAR	Remediation/First Fix
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server	4.0.0	None	https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EOther%20software&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Aspera+High-Speed+Transfer+Server&release=4.0.0&platform=All&function=all
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint	4.0.0	None	https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EOther%20software&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Aspera+High-Speed+Transfer+Endpoint&release=4.0.0&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

04 Jan 2021: Initial Publication

*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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Security Bulletin: jackson-databind vulnerability CVE-2020-35728 impacts IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server and Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint versions prior to V4.0