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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.1142
Security Bulletin: SPSS Statistics ActiveX Control Code
Execution Vulnerability Notification (CVE-2015-0140)
27 April 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM SPSS Statistics
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-0140
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21697746
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Security Bulletin: SPSS Statistics ActiveX Control Code Execution
Vulnerability Notification (CVE-2015-0140)
Document information
More support for:
SPSS Statistics
Software version:
22.0
Operating system(s):
Windows
Reference #:
1697746
Modified date:
2015-04-24
Security Bulletin
Summary
SPSS Statistics ActiveX control on Windows 32 bit installations could allow a
remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By persuading a
victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page with Internet Explorer, a local
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the
system or cause the application to crash.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-0140
DESCRIPTION: IBM SPSS Statistics ActiveX control on Windows 32 bit could allow
a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By persuading a
victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page with Internet Explorer, a local
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the
system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100693 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
SPSS Statistics 22.0 on Windows 32
Remediation/Fixes
An interim fix is available for this, SPSS Statistics 22.0 FP1 IF022. Please
log a Service Request to request access to the fix.
The fix ID for the download is 22.0-IM-S22STATC-WIN32-FP001-IF022.
Apply SPSS Statistics 22.0 Fix Pack 1 and then the Interim Fix for the SPSS
Statistics Windows 32 bit installation.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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Related information
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Acknowledgement
Honggang Ren of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Change History
24 April 2015: Original Version 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 Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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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