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CVE-2013-5447

IBM Forms Viewer 'fontname' Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.8
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El desbordamiento de búfer en la región stack de la memoria en Forms Viewer de IBM versiones 4.x anterior a 4.0.0.3 y la versiones 8.x anterior a 8.0.1.1, permite a los atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de un formulario XFDL con un formulario largo valor fontname.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM Forms Viewer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within a document handler of an XFDL document. The parsing of the 'fontname' tag with a large value can lead to a stack buffer overflow. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the process.

*Credits: Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-08-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-12-10 CVE Published
  • 2014-01-07 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Ibm
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Forms Viewer
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4.0.0
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Ibm
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Forms Viewer
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4.0.0.1
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Ibm
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Forms Viewer
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4.0.0.2
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Ibm
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Forms Viewer
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8.0.0
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Affected
Ibm
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Forms Viewer
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8.0.1
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Affected