CVE-2020-4435 Memory corruption in Aspera Application Platform On Demand
Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via memory corruption in the HTTP fallback service of 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-2020-4435?
CVE-2020-4435 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 arbitrary memory corruption based on the product configuration, which could allow an attacker with intimate knowledge of the system to execute arbitrary code or perform a denial-of-service (DoS) through the http fallback service. IBM X-Force ID: 180901.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4435?
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-2020-4435?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4435 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-2020-4435 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4435 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Application Platform On Demand
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3fx-xfxm-w2qv.