CVE-2021-38959

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-38959
  • Assigner
  • psirt@us.ibm.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-11-17T14:15:08
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-11-19T14:46:50
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:24.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:25.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:26.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:27.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:27.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:28.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212046 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516680 Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38959
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38959
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:45:38 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 14:41:24 2021-11-17T14:15Z 2021-11-17T14:15:08 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-05 14:41:24 2021-11-19T14:46:50 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-05 14:41:24 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated