What is CVE-2016-8715?

CVE-2016-8715 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iceni Argus, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-8715?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-8715 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Iceni Argus

CVE-2016-8715

An exploitable heap corruption vulnerability exists in the loadTrailer functionality of Iceni Argus version 6.6.05. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a heap corruption resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can send/provide a malicious PDF file to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.019 (77.6th 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 6.6.05, 6.6.05 (Sep 22 2016) NK Linux x64

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

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 (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8715?: CVE-2016-8715 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iceni Argus, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-8715?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8715 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.