CVE-2016-8388 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-02-28

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

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Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Iceni

Argus

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.6.04 (Sep 7 2012) NK`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:iceni:argus:6.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9236	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00129.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96472
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0213/

History

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Subscriptions

Iceni Argus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2017-02-28T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:20:31.172Z

Reserved: 2016-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8388

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-28T15:59:00.173

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-8388

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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