CVE-2023-27285 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM Aspera Connect and IBM Aspera Cargo, both versions 4.2.5, due to improper bounds checking. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated as high severity (CVSS 7.8), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_cargo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.