Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS SamplePower vsflex8l ActiveX Control ComboList Property Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0895)

Summary

There is security vulnerability with an ActiveX control shipped by IBM SPSS SamplePower Version 3.0.1. This is corrected in the IBM SPSS SamplePower product Interim Fix.

Vulnerability Details

VULNERABILITY DETAILS:

CVE IDs: CVE-2014-0895

DESCRIPTION:
The latest available Interim Fix installer for IBM SPSS SamplePower provides a fix an ActiveX Control that can exhibit a Buffer Overflow condition when used outside the product.
As of February 21, 2014, IBM has not received any reports of customer issues related to these security vulnerabilities.

CVSS:
Using the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) v2, the security ratings for these issues are:

CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91314&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
These vulnerabilities were reported to IBM by Arezou Hosseinzad-Amirkhizi, Vulnerability Research Team, TELUS Security Labs.

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SPSS SamplePower for Windows V3.0.1

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to download and install the IBM SamplePower 3.0.1 FP1 and apply the Interim Fix 3.0.1-IM-C30SAMP-WIN32-IF02 .

_Fix Pack:
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In order to remove the old version of the Control, the user should un-install the current release, download the available Sample Power 3.0.1 Fix Pack 1, install and re-license with your current Authorization Code.

1. Download the Interim Fix from IBM Fix Central (3.0.1-IM-S3SAMPC-WIN32-FP001-IF01).

2. Install the IBM SamplePower 3.0.1. FP1 on top of your existing installation if not already completed.

3. Install the Interim Fix 3.0.1-IM-S3SAMPC-WIN32-FP001-IF02 for SamplePower 3.0.1 on top of your existing installation.

4. Reboot if necessary.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None - Apply fix pack.