Security Bulletin: Improper DLL loading vulnerability affecting Aspera Connect 3.9.9 and earlier

Summary

IBM Aspera Connect could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Windows system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-4545
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Aspera Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Products

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VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation/First Fix

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IBM Aspera Connect| 3.10.0|

ASCN-2314

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Connect Landing Page

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Download Link

Workarounds and Mitigations

None