Advisory Details

February 8th, 2012

IBM SPSS VsVIEW6.ocx ActiveX Control SaveDoc Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2012-0189
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	IBM
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	SPSS
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['12041']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	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 the SaveDoc function exposed by the VsVIEW6.ocx ActiveX control. The SaveDoc function causes a file to be created at an arbitrary path specified by the first argument (FileName). The file contents can be controlled by first setting the 'Text' member of the object. These behaviors can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21577951
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2011-07-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2012-02-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod

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