Security Bulletin
Summary
The openSSL vulnerability CVE-2020-1971 and Apache Hadoop vulnerability CVE-2020-9492 impacts Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server, Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint, Aspera Desktop Client, Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server On Demand and Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint On Demand 4.1.1 and earlier. The fix is delivered in Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server, Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint, Aspera Desktop Client, Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server On Demand and Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint On Demand 4.2.0.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-9492
DESCRIPTION: Apache Hadoop could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper validation of SPNEGO authorization header. By sending a specially-crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges to trigger services to send server credentials to a webhdfs path for capturing the service principal.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195656 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
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 | 4.1.1 and earlier |
| IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint | 4.1.1 and earlier |
| IBM Aspera Desktop Client | 4.1.1 and earlier |
| IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server On Demand | 4.1.1 and earlier |
| IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint On Demand | 4.1.1 and earlier |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product(s) | Fix in Version(s) |
| IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server | 4.2.0 |
| IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint | 4.2.0 |
| IBM Aspera Desktop Client | 4.2.0 |
| IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server On Demand | 4.2.0 |
| IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint On Demand | 4.2.0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
06 Jul 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 August 2021
Initial Publish date:
06 July 2021
UID
ibm16477614