ZDI-12-019 : IBM SPSS mraboutb.dll ActiveX Control SetLicenseInfoEx Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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ZDI-12-019 : IBM SPSS mraboutb.dll ActiveX Control SetLicenseInfoEx
Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-019
January 30, 2012

• – CVE ID:
  CVE-2012-0188

• – CVSS:
  7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

• – Affected Vendors:

IBM

• – Affected Products:

IBM SPSS

• – TippingPoint(TM) IPS Customer Protection:
  TippingPoint IPS customers have been protected against this
  vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 11970.
  For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS, visit:

  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 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.

• – Vendor Response:

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

2012-01-30 - Coordinated public release of advisory

• – Credit:
  This vulnerability was discovered by:

• Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod

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