What is CVE-2012-5946?

CVE-2012-5946 is a vulnerability in Ibm Spss_samplepower, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-04-30.

Is CVE-2012-5946 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Ibm Spss_samplepower

CVE-2012-5946

Buffer overflow in the c1sizer ActiveX control in C1sizer.ocx in IBM SPSS SamplePower 3.0 before FP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long TabCaption string.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.662 (98.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Ibm Spss_samplepower — versions 3.0.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
spss-samplepower-c1sizer-bo(80562) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5946?: CVE-2012-5946 is a vulnerability in Ibm Spss_samplepower, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-04-30.
Is CVE-2012-5946 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.