CVE-2016-8386

An exploitable heap-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 heap-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a PDF containing a malformed font to XML, the tool will attempt to use a size out of the font to search through a linked list of buffers to return. Due to a signedness issue, a buffer smaller than the requested size will be returned. Later when the tool tries to populate this buffer, the overflow will occur which can lead to code execution under the context of the user 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 heap-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus
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