CVE-2012-0201
Stack-based buffer overflow in pcspref.dll in pcsws.exe in IBM Personal Communications 5.9.x...
CVE-2012-0201 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ibm Personal Communications, published March 2, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0201- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0201- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0239 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0239- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-464w-6g2x-m9qj No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in pcspref.dll in pcsws.exe in IBM Personal Communications 5.9.x...
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.
- Record
GHSA-464w-6g2x-m9qj- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM Personal Communications I-Series Access Workstation 5.9 - Profile (Metasploit) | 2012-02-29 |
| Metasploit | IBM Personal Communications iSeries Access WorkStation 5.9 Profile | 2012-02-28 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/18539
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166
stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/IBM-Personal-Communications-I-Series-Access-WorkSt
metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73127
dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0201
github.com/advisories/GHSA-464w-6g2x-m9qj