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Security Bulletin: Log4jShell Vulnerability affects IBM SPSS Statistics Server (CVE-2021-44228)

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability in the version of Log4j that is part of IBM SPSS Statistics Server. IBM SPSS Statistics Server has addressed this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-44228
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system. Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM SPSS Statistics Server28.0.1
IBM SPSS Statistics Server27.0.1
IBM SPSS Statistics Server26.0
IBM SPSS Statistics Server25.0

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Fixes
SPSS Statistics Server28.0.1Statistics 28.0.1-IF003
SPSS Statistics Server27.0.1Statistics 27.0.1-IF019
SPSS Statistics Server26.0Statistics 26.0.0.1-IF013
SPSS Statistics Server25.0Statistics 25.0.0.2-IF013

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

16 Dec 2021: Initial Publication

*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 Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 December 2021

Initial Publish date:
16 December 2021

UID

ibm16527880

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