What is CVE-2013-4978?

CVE-2013-4978 is a vulnerability in Aloaha Pdf Suite Free, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-02-05.

Is CVE-2013-4978 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Aloaha Pdf Suite Free

CVE-2013-4978

Stack-based buffer overflow in AloahaPDFViewer 5.0.0.7 and earlier in Aloaha PDF Suite FREE allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2014-02-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.072 (94.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.072 · newest: 0.072 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/62036 (vdb-entry)
www.coresecurity.com/advisories/aloaha-pdf-suite-buffer-overflow-vulnerability (Exploit)
secunia.com/advisories/54585 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-08/0179.html (mailing-list, Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4978?: CVE-2013-4978 is a vulnerability in Aloaha Pdf Suite Free, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-02-05.
Is CVE-2013-4978 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.