CVE-2012-0201
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…
- Published
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- ibm
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.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 18539 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 36.3% · top 1.5% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 18539 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/IBM-Personal-Communications-I-Series-Access-WorkSt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- pcom-pcspref-bo(73127) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- IC81539 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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