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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2012.1186 Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Modeler Premium - Text Analytics SSL Spoofing (CVE-2012-5785) 13 December 2012 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM SPSS Modeler Premium Publisher: IBM Operating System: Windows UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction Unauthorised Access -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2012-5785 Reference: ESB-2012.1167 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21619427 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Modeler Premium - Text Analytics SSL Spoofing (CVE-2012-5785) Flash (Alert) Document information SPSS Modeler Software version: 14.2, 15.0 Operating system(s): Platform Independent Reference #: 1619427 Modified date: 2012-12-11 Abstract Last updated on December 11, 2012. When using the Text Analytics Server from the IBM SPSS Modeler Premium product with the SSL option enabled (default is disabled), then an SSL connection can be established without verifying the hostname of the target connection against the name on the SSL certificate. This could make the connection vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack. Content CVE ID: CVE-2012-5785 DESCRIPTION: When using the Text Analytics Server from the IBM SPSS Modeler Premium product with the SSL option enabled (default is disabled), then an SSL connection can be established without verifying the hostname of the target connection against the name on the SSL certificate. This could make the connection vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack. CVSS: CVSS Base Score: 4.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79830 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) AFFECTED PLATFORMS: Versions 14.2 through 15.0 of IBM SPSS Modeler Premium - Text Analytics running on all supported platforms are affected. REMEDIATION: The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available. Fix: For IBM SPSS Modeler Premium - Text Analytics: For version 14.2 - - Apply the SPSS Modeler Premium (Text Analytics) 14.2 Interim Fix 7 (14.2-IM-STA142TASC-All-IF007) For version 15.0 - - Apply the SPSS Modeler Premium (Text Analytics) 15.0 Fix Pack 1 or later fix pack Workaround: None known; apply fixes. Mitigation: None known REFERENCES: Complete CVSS Guide On-line Calculator V2 X-Force Vulnerability Database: Apache Axis2/Java SSL spoofing CVE-2012-5785 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Martin Georgiev, Suman Jana and Vitaly Shmatikov University of Texas at Austin working on computer and network security CHANGE HISTORY: 11 December 2012: Original copy published *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 Flash. Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." 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