IBM Personal Communications pcspref.dll buffer overflow
| pcom-pcspref-bo (73127) |  High Risk |
Description:
IBM Personal Communications is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by pcspref.dll. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted WorkStation (.ws) file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.7 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of IBM Personal Communications (6.0.4 or later), available from the IBM Web site. See References.
References:
- IBM Security Bulletin 1586166: Security Bulletin: IBM Personal Communications WorkStation file Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0201).
- IBM Web site: Fix Central.
- Offensive Security Exploit Database [02-29-2012]: IBM Personal Communications I-Series Access WorkStation 5.9 Profile.
- BID-52200: IBM Personal Communications '.ws' File 'pcspref.dll' Remote Stak Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- 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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long profile string in a WorkStation (aka .ws) file.
- OSVDB ID: 79657: IBM Personal Communications pcspref.dll WorkStation Profile .ws File Handling Remote Overflow
- SA48185: IBM Personal Communications WS File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- IBM Personal Communications 5.9
- IBM Personal Communications 6.0
Reported:
Feb 28, 2012
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