CVE-2012-5945

Multiple buffer overflows in the Vsflex8l ActiveX control in IBM SPSS SamplePower 3.0 before FP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) ComboList or (2) ColComboList property value.

Published: 2013-04-30 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5945 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.99%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5945

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-21 22.90% 18.99% -3.91%
2 2025-03-30 15.42% 22.90% +7.49%
3 2025-03-29 15.42%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5945

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5945

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5945

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm spss_samplepower 3.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_samplepower:3.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5945

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