CVE-2012-0201
highpriority · attend · 60EPSS 0.363 · 98 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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affected products (4)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (22)
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- http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rbcnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC81539cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166cnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539/cnnvd
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_wscnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52200cnnvd
- http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/IBM-Personal-Communications-I-Series-Access-WorkStcnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/73127cnnvd
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