IT33986: PCOMM 14.0.1 (64-BIT) PRINTSCREEN CRASH

IBM Personal Communications 14.0.3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• User is running on a Hebrew locale, BiDi Windows machine. They
  are using PCOMM 14.0.1 (64-bit) to run their CICS application
  with mix of Hebrew and English host data.
  
  They are
  experiencing PCOMM crash while hitting PrtScn key on some of
  their CICS screens.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications BiDi and DBCS users          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Characters from BiDi or DBCS code pages copy from one        *
  * variable to other using non-secure string operations causing *
  * the crash as the allocated array size is not sufficient in   *
  * case of longer text strings.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Steps to reproduce the crash:
  1) Open PCOMM display session
  2) Connect to any DBCS or BiDi code page host
  3) Click on print screen Icon from the Tool Bar.
  4) PCOMM will hang and crash.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code changes have been made in PCSPD.DLL module to make use of
  secure version string operation APIs in place of non-secure
  version.
  

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

• PCSPD
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• RE00 PSY

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