CVE-2012-0201
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 36.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 36.3% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-0239)
- Published
- March 2, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0239 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / personal communications
- ibm / personal communications
- ibm / personal communications
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(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539/(Exploit)
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws
- http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/IBM-Personal-Communications-I-Series-Access-WorkSt(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73127
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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