CVE-2013-5447

Exp

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 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-5447 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 68.32%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-5447

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
30789 exploit_db edb 2014-01-07 Exploit-DB ↗

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

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-30 69.33% 68.32% -1.01%
2 2025-03-30 72.88% 69.33% -3.56%
3 2025-03-29 — 72.88% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5447

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5447

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5447

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm forms_viewer 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_viewer 4.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_viewer 4.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_viewer 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_viewer 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5447

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