# 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 allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2012-03-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539/
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166
- http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/IBM-Personal-Communications-I-Series-Access-WorkSt
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73127
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC81539
- http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb

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