CVE-2012-0201

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 36.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-03-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in pcspref.dll in pcsws.exe in IBM Personal Communications 5.9.x before 5.9.8 and 6.0.x before 6.0.4 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long profile string in a WorkStation (aka .ws) file.

Affected products

IBM Personal Communications: 5.9.7.0, 5.9.7.1, 6.0.3.0

References

http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC81539
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539/
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws
http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/IBM-Personal-Communications-I-Series-Access-WorkSt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73127
http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC81539
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539/
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws

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