Vulnerability · Published Nov 17, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2021-38959
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in SPSS Statistics from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | SPSS Statistics | 24.027.0.125.026.027.028.0 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516680 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spss-cve202138959-dos (212046) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF