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Security Bulletin: OpenSSL vulnerabilites impacting Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server, Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint, Aspera Desktop Client 4.0 and earlier (CVE-2020-1968)

Security Bulletin


Summary

The OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2020-1968 impacts Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server, Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint, and Aspera Desktop Client 4.0.0 and earlier. The fix is delivered in Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server, Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint and Aspera Desktop Client 4.1.0.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-1968
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a Raccoon attack in the TLS specification. By computing the pre-master secret in connections which have used a Diffie-Hellman (DH) based ciphersuite, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to eavesdrop on all encrypted communications sent over that TLS connection.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187977 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM Aspera Desktop Client 4.0.0 and earlier
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server 4.0.0 and earlier
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint 4.0.0 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s) Fix in Version(s)
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server 4.1.0
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint 4.1.0
IBM Aspera Desktop Client 4.1.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

02 Jun 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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Document Information

Modified date:
03 June 2021

Initial Publish date:
02 June 2021

UID

ibm16458589