Out-of-bounds read in IBM Aspera Orchestrator

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU64088

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30556

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing HTTP requests in mod_lua with websockets. A remote attacker can force the module to return lengths to applications calling r:wsread() that point past the end of the storage allocated for the buffer and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Aspera Orchestrator: before 4.0.1.2b9681

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_aspera_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952349

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.