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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.0052
Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Modeler - XML (CVE-2012-5769)
9 January 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM SPSS Modeler
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-5769
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21620758
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Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Modeler - XML (CVE-2012-5769)
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Abstract
Document information
SPSS Modeler
Modeler
Software version: 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0
Operating system(s): Platform Independent
Reference #: 1620758
Modified date: 2012-12-28
If an attacker makes a victim open a specially crafted XML document, IBM SPSS
Modeler installed on the victim's system could be made to automatically send
the contents of local or remote resource to the attacker's server. It could
also be possible to conduct denial of service attacks.
Content
CVE ID: CVE-2012-5769
DESCRIPTION: If an attacker makes a victim open a specially crafted XML
document, IBM SPSS Modeler installed on the victim's system could be made to
automatically send the contents of local or remote resource to the attacker's
server. It could also be possible to conduct denial of service attacks.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80316 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
AFFECTED PLATFORMS:
* Versions 14 through 15.0 of IBM SPSS Modeler 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:
For version 14.2 to version 15: - Apply the Fix Pack
Workaround: None known; apply fixes.
Mitigation: None known
REFERENCES:
* Complete CVSS Guide
* On-line Calculator V2
* X-Force Vulnerability Database
* CVE-2012-5769
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The vulnerability was discovered by Timur Yunusov, Alexey Osipov and Ilya
Karpov, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)
CHANGE HISTORY:
* 10 January 2013: 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." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks of International Business
Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and
service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of
IBM trademarks is available on the Web at "Copyright and trademark
information" at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.
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