CVE-2012-0201 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2012-0201

Stack-based buffer overflow in pcspref.dll in pcsws.exe in IBM Personal...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

personal communications
Vulnerable Versions:
5.9.7.0, 5.9.7.1, 6.0.3.0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 2nd, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.