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CVE-2013-4988

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-4988 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in IcoFX versions 2.5 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted ICO file. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity and no authentication required. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code, including Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, is readily available, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:icofx:icofx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:icofx:icofx:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:icofx:icofx:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:icofx:icofx:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:icofx:icofx:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
67.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: IcoFX Stack Buffer Overflow · Dec 10, 2013
ExploitDB: EDB-49959 · Jun 7, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6700 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2013-12/0046.html
Exploit
osvdb.org / 100826
packetstormsecurity.com / files/124380/IcoFX-2.5.0.0-Buffer-Overflow.html
Exploit
packetstormsecurity.com / files/162995/IcoFX-2.6-Buffer-Overflow.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/54
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/55964
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/89611
coresecurity.com / advisories/icofx-buffer-overflow-vulnerability
Exploit
exploit-db.com / exploits/30208
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/64221