Security Bulletin: OpenSSL vulnerability impacting Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server, Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint, Aspera Desktop Client 4.0, and earlier (CVE-2020-1971)

Security Bulletin

Summary

The Open SSL vulnerability CVE-2020-1971 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-2020-1971
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. If the GENERAL_NAME_cmp function contain an EDIPARTYNAME, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192748 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

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

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)	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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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

18 May 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:
18 May 2021

UID

ibm16458615

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Security Bulletin: OpenSSL vulnerability impacting Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server, Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint, Aspera Desktop Client 4.0, and earlier (CVE-2020-1971)