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.
Public exploits
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Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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IBM Personal Communications iSeries Access WorkStation 5.9 Profile
exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws
Exploit-DB 1
- IBM Personal Communications I-Series Access Workstation 5.9 - Profile (Metasploit) EDB-18539 · remote · Feb 29, 2012 · verified
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References
- 18539 exploit
- 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
- pcom-pcspref-bo(73127) vdb-entry
- IC81539 vendor-advisory
- http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb