IC69213: PCOM: PWSWS.EXE ACCESS VIOLATION DOING PASTE TO 5250 TELNET DISPLAY SESSION

Personal Communications 5.9.7
Personal Communications 6.0.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The users receive the PCSWS.EXE error (Faulting application
  pcsws.exe, version 5090.5.9162.553, faulting module msvcrt.dll,
  version 7.0.2600.5512, fault address 0x00037410.) when they try
  to copy and paste in the Telnet 5250 sessions.  They use the
  PCOM menu to copy and paste. These sites are still using XP and
  running PCOM 5.9.2.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users doing paste operation to a PCOMM   *
  *                 emulator session window.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Access violation in pcsws doing paste   *
  *                      operation to a PCOMM screen using Edit  *
  *                      menu option.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The problem is due to access of memory beyond the buffer
  boundary during paste operation from clipboard.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSEDIT.DLL has been changed to access memory properly using a
  boundary check so that we do not go beyond the limit of the
  memory buffer.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 5.9.7 Manufacturing Refresh
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.2 Manufacturing Refresh
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• PCSEDIT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R590 PSY IP23148

     UP10/09/02 I 1000

• R600 PSY

     UP