CVE-2020-4433 Memory corruption in Aspera Application Platform On Demand
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the system via a stack-based buffer overflow in IBM Aspera applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4433?
CVE-2020-4433 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Aspera Application Platform On Demand, published on 10 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain IBM Aspera applications are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. This could allow a remote attacker with intimate knowledge of the server to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of root or cause server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 180814.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4433?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Ibm Aspera Application Platform on Demand, Ibm Aspera Faspex on Demand, Ibm Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint, Ibm Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server, Ibm Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server for Cloud Pak for Integration, Ibm Aspera Proxy Server and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4433?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-4433 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4433 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Application Platform On Demand
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rvhr-3g33-gx99.