CVE-2012-0188
IBM SPSS mraboutb.dll ActiveX Control SetLicenseInfoEx Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Unspecified vulnerability in the SetLicenseInfoEx method in an ActiveX control in mraboutb.dll in IBM SPSS Dimensions 5.5 and SPSS Data Collection 5.6, 6.0, and 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document.
Vulnerabilidad no especificada en el método SetLicenseInfoEx en un control ActiveX en mraboutb.dll en IBM SPSS Dimensions v5.5 y SPSS Data Collection v5.6, v6.0 y v6.0.1 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección a través de un documento HTML específicamente creado para este fin.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM SPSS. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within SetLicenseInfoEx() method exposed by the mraboutb.dll ActiveX Control. String data supplied to the first parameter (strInstallDir) of SetLicenseInfoEx() is copied into a 256 byte global buffer without first checking the string length. This overflow can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code on the target system.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2011-12-14 CVE Reserved
- 2012-01-18 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-27 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://osvdb.org/78329 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72118 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47565 | 2017-08-29 | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21577956 | 2017-08-29 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Spss Data Collection Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spss Data Collection" | 5.6 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spss Data Collection" and version "5.6" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Spss Data Collection Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spss Data Collection" | 6.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spss Data Collection" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Spss Data Collection Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spss Data Collection" | 6.0.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spss Data Collection" and version "6.0.1" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Spss Dimensions Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spss Dimensions" | 5.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spss Dimensions" and version "5.5" | - |
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