Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM Forms Viewer 4.x before 4.0.0.3 and 8.x before 8.0.1.1…
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.34035 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:4.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_viewer:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5447
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qf3h-37cw-qmp7
References
More IBM Forms Viewer vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-00408 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-01931 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JavaFX 2.2.51; and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-00436 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, SE 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-00435 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u71, 7u51, and 8, and Java SE Embedded 7u51… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-00440 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u71, 7u51, and 8, and Java SE Embedded 7u51… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2014-00434 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u51 and 8, and Java SE Embedded 7u51, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2013-5447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-5447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qf3h-37cw-qmp7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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