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 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/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
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
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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 April 2020
UID
swg21697746