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: 9.8
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
Change History
04 Jan 2021: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
Document Information
Modified date:
06 January 2021
UID
ibm16398290