What is CVE-2013-4979?

CVE-2013-4979 is a vulnerability in Ideamk Eps Viewer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-01-31.

Is CVE-2013-4979 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Ideamk Eps Viewer

CVE-2013-4979

Buffer overflow in the gldll32.dll module in EPS Viewer 3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2014-01-31 · 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: 0.051 (92.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ideamk Eps Viewer

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-08/0180.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
secunia.com/advisories/54584 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.coresecurity.com/advisories/eps-viewer-buffer-overflow-vulnerability (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4979?: CVE-2013-4979 is a vulnerability in Ideamk Eps Viewer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-01-31.
Is CVE-2013-4979 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.