VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-5447

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.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 34.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 34.03% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 January 2014
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: ibm/forms viewer
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 34.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-30789 source ↗	IBM Forms Viewer - Unicode Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit	local	7 January 2014	yes

References

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