CVE-2016-8385

An exploitable uninitialized variable vulnerability which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus

High · published February 27, 2017

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
82.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02250 · 82.7th percentile
Published
2017-02-27T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 FEB 21:00Z
    An exploitable uninitialized variable vulnerability which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus
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