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                               ESB-2012.1186
       Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Modeler Premium - Text Analytics
                       SSL Spoofing (CVE-2012-5785)
                             13 December 2012

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM SPSS Modeler Premium
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Windows
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:     Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Unauthorised Access            -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2012-5785  

Reference:         ESB-2012.1167

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21619427

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Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Modeler Premium - Text Analytics SSL Spoofing 
(CVE-2012-5785)
Flash (Alert)

Document information

SPSS Modeler

Software version:
14.2, 15.0

Operating system(s):
Platform Independent

Reference #:
1619427

Modified date:
2012-12-11

Abstract

Last updated on December 11, 2012.

When using the Text Analytics Server from the IBM SPSS Modeler Premium product 
with the SSL option enabled (default is disabled), then an SSL connection can 
be established without verifying the hostname of the target connection against 
the name on the SSL certificate. This could make the connection vulnerable to 
a man-in-the-middle attack.

Content

CVE ID: CVE-2012-5785

DESCRIPTION:
When using the Text Analytics Server from the IBM SPSS Modeler Premium product 
with the SSL option enabled (default is disabled), then an SSL connection can 
be established without verifying the hostname of the target connection against 
the name on the SSL certificate. This could make the connection vulnerable to a 
man-in-the-middle attack.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79830 for the 
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)


AFFECTED PLATFORMS:

Versions 14.2 through 15.0 of IBM SPSS Modeler Premium - Text Analytics 
running on all supported platforms are affected.

REMEDIATION: The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. 
Please see below for information on the fixes available.

Fix:
For IBM SPSS Modeler Premium - Text Analytics:

For version 14.2
- - Apply the SPSS Modeler Premium (Text Analytics) 14.2 Interim Fix 7 
(14.2-IM-STA142TASC-All-IF007)

For version 15.0
- - Apply the SPSS Modeler Premium (Text Analytics) 15.0 Fix Pack 1 or later fix 
pack

Workaround:
None known; apply fixes.

Mitigation:
None known

REFERENCES:

Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
X-Force Vulnerability Database: Apache Axis2/Java SSL spoofing
CVE-2012-5785

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Martin Georgiev, Suman Jana and Vitaly 
Shmatikov University of Texas at Austin working on computer and network 
security

CHANGE HISTORY:

11 December 2012: Original copy published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will 
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of 
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the 
Reference section of this Flash.

Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), 
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard 
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and 
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF 
ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY 
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks of International Business Machines 
Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service 
names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM 
trademarks is available on the Web at "Copyright and trademark information" at 
www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.

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