FKIE_CVE-2021-38959

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-11-17 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:02
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212046VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516680Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212046VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516680Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm spss_statistics 24.0.0.0
ibm spss_statistics 25.0.0.0
ibm spss_statistics 26.0.0.0
ibm spss_statistics 27.0.0.0
ibm spss_statistics 27.0.1.0
ibm spss_statistics 28.0.0.0
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