CVE-2021-38959

Summary

CVECVE-2021-38959
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-11-17 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-11-19 14:46:00 UTC
DescriptionIBM SPSS Statistics for Windows 24.0, 25.0, 26.0, 27.0, 27.0.1, and 28.0 could allow a local user to cause a denial of service by writing arbitrary files to admin protected directories on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212046.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Spss Statistics 24.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Spss Statistics 25.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Spss Statistics 26.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Spss Statistics 27.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Spss Statistics 27.0.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Spss Statistics 28.0.0.0 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: A Vulnerability in the IBM SPSS Statistics Installer Affects the Windows Host System (CVE-2021-38959) CONFIRM www.ibm.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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