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.
Published 2013-12-10 06:14:55
Updated 2017-08-29 01:33:48
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Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2013-5447

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5447

96.86%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2013-5447

  • IBM Forms Viewer Unicode Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2013-12-05
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_forms_viewer_fontname
    This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in IBM Forms Viewer. The vulnerability is due to a dangerous usage of a strcpy-like function, and occurs while parsing malformed XFDL files containing a long fontname value. This module has been tested successfully on IBM

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-5447

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-5447

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-5447

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