Aloaha Aloaha PDF Suite FREE memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Aloaha Aloaha PDF Suite FREE. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4978. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Aloaha Aloaha PDF Suite FREE (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 02/05/2014 by Marcos Accossatto with Core Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4978 since 07/29/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/15/2025).

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121433 (Aloaha PDF Reader PDF Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86781), Exploit-DB (38742), SecurityFocus (BID 62036†), Secunia (SA54585†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41509†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Marcos Accossatto
Organization: Core Security Technologies
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-4978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66314
X-Force: 86781
SecurityFocus: 62036 - Aloaha PDF Suite CVE-2013-4978 Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 54585 - Aloaha PDF Suite PDF Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 41509 - Aloaha PDF Reader 5.0.0.7 Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution via a Crafted PDF File, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 06/15/2025 09:07
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (48), 05/11/2017 08:48 (17), 12/25/2024 02:24 (21), 06/15/2025 09:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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