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TI-2012-00194 Aliases CVE-2012-0201GHSA-464w-6g2x-m9qj

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

Priority HIGH 66CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.36308 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:5.9.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9.7.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:5.9.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9.7.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:5.9.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.7.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:5.9.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.7.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0201
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-464w-6g2x-m9qj

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2024-16510 IBM Personal Communications code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-00930 IBM Personal Communications command execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-00285 IBM Personal Communications (aka PCOMM) 6.x before 6.0.17 and 12.x before 12.0.0.1 does… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2

Sources

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