CVE-2013-5447 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 34% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM Forms Viewer 4.x before 4.0.0.3 and 8.x before 8.0.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XFDL form with a long fontname value.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 34.04% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-12-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | forms viewer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM Forms Viewer - Unicode Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2014-01-07 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124658
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO78184
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21657500
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30789
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-274/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87911
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124658
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO78184
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21657500
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30789
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-274/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87911
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