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...
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 likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-5447- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-5447- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-5287 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-5287- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qf3h-37cw-qmp7 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM Forms Viewer 4.x before 4.0.0.3 and 8.x before 8.0.1.1 allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qf3h-37cw-qmp7- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM Forms Viewer - Unicode Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2014-01-07 |
| Metasploit | IBM Forms Viewer Unicode Buffer Overflow | 2013-12-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-5447 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Ibm Forms Viewer, published December 10, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO78184
exploit-db.com/exploits/30789
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-274
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87911
packetstormsecurity.com/files/124658
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5447
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qf3h-37cw-qmp7