CVE-2013-5447

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Published Dec 10, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 34.0% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:8.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:8.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 34.0% (34.035% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Forms Viewer

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Dec 10, 2013, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:15 PM
Reserved: Aug 22, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 10, 2013, 6:14 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:58 PM

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