CVE-2012-5947

Buffer overflow in the vsflex7l ActiveX control in IBM SPSS SamplePower 3.0 before FP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2013-04-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5947 is rated Moderate Risk (62.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.50%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5947

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 2026-06-15 18.99% 3.50% -15.49%
2 2026-01-21 22.90% 18.99% -3.91%
3 2025-03-30 — 22.90% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5947

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-2012-5947

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5947

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-2012-5947

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