Out-of-bounds Read in Iceni Argus
CVE-2016-8388
An exploitable arbitrary heap-overwrite vulnerability exists within Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a malformed PDF to XML, it will explicitly trust an index within the specific font object and use it to write the font's name to a single object within an array of objects.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.019 (77.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Iceni Argus — versions 6.6.04 (Sep 7 2012) NK, 6.6.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8388?
- CVE-2016-8388 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iceni Argus, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8388?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8388 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.