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critical 9.3

CVE-2013-4988 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in IcoFX 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long idCount value in an ICOND…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4832

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
67.0%
EPSS 67.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits
4
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in IcoFX 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long idCount value in an ICONDIR structure in an ICO file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/icofx_bof)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

67.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/icofx_bof IcoFX Stack Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2013-12-10
  • EDB-49959 IcoFX 2.6 - '.ico' Buffer Overflow SEH + DEP Bypass using JOP local, 2021-06-07
  • EDB-30788 IcoFX - Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) local, 2014-01-07
  • EDB-30208 IcoFX 2.5.0.0 - '.ico' Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2013-12-11
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-12/0046.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • coresecurity.com http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/icofx-buffer-overflow-vulnerability referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/54 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124380/IcoFX-2.5.0.0-Buffer-Overflow.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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