CVE-2016-8385
HIGHIceni Argus - Stack-based Buffer Overflow via Malformed PDF to XML Conversion
Title source: llmDescription
An exploitable uninitialized variable vulnerability which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a malformed PDF to XML a stack variable will be left uninitialized which will later be used to fetch a length that is used in a copy operation. In most cases this will allow an aggressor to write outside the bounds of a stack buffer which is used to contain colors. This can lead to code execution under the context of the account running the tool.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96472
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0210/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0225
EPSS Percentile
80.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (2)
iceni/argus
6.6.04
Iceni/Argus
6.6.04 (Sep 7 2012) NK
Published
Feb 27, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026