CVE-2023-22862: Security Bulletin: IBM Aspera Connect and IBM Aspera Cargo has addressed multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-22862, CVE-2023-27285)

Summary

This Security Bulletin addresses security vulnerabilities that have been remediated in IBM Aspera Connect 4.2.6 and IBM Aspera Cargo 4.2.6.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2023-22862
DESCRIPTION: IBM Aspera Connect and IBM Aspera Cargo transmits authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244107 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2023-27285
DESCRIPTION: IBM Aspera Connect and IBM Aspera Cargo is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. An attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248625 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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 Connect

0.0.0 - 4.2.5

IBM Aspera Cargo

0.0.0 - 4.2.5

Remediation/Fixes

It is recommended to apply the fix as soon as possible, see links in the table below.

Product

Fixing VRM

Platform

Link to Fix

IBM Aspera Connect

4.2.6

Linux

click here

IBM Aspera Connect

4.2.6

Mac OSX

click here

IBM Aspera Connect

4.2.6

Windows

click here

IBM Aspera Cargo

4.2.6

Linux

click here

IBM Aspera Cargo

4.2.6

Mac OSX

click here

IBM Aspera Cargo

4.2.6

Windows

click here

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

References

Off

Acknowledgement

Change History

2 June 2023: 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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