Is CVE-2012-0201 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-0201 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-0201?

CVE-2012-0201 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-0201?

CVE-2012-0201 has an EPSS score of 37.18% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-0201

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

37.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC81539
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539/
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws
http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/IBM-Personal-Communications-I-Series-Access-WorkSt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73127

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.