What is CVE-2023-27285?

CVE-2023-27285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aspera Cargo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-27285?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ibm Aspera Cargo

CVE-2023-27285

IBM Aspera Connect 4.2.5 and IBM Aspera Cargo 4.2.5 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. An attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248625.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (8.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Aspera Cargo — versions 4.2.5
Ibm Aspera Connect — versions 4.2.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7001053 (vendor-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248625 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27285?: CVE-2023-27285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aspera Cargo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-27285?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.