Advisory Details

February 8th, 2012

IBM SPSS ExportHTML.dll ActiveX Control Render Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2012-0190
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 ['12040']. 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 Render() method exposed by the ExportHTML.dll ActiveX control. This method causes a file to be written to an arbitrary path specified by the second argument (Output). The contents of the file can be controlled by manipulating the object members 'CssLocation', 'LayoutStyle' and 'EmbedCss'. The CssLocation member can be directed to a UNC path containing a file to be included in the file generated by the call to Render(). These behaviors can be exploited by an 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=swg21577956
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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