CVE-2016-8388 json
An exploitable arbitrary heap-overwrite vulnerability exists within Iceni Argus.
published 2017-02-28 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9236
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- talosintelligence.com http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0213/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Iceni Argus
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
talosintelligence.com
/reports/TALOS-2016-0213/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/96472
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8388
- NVD CVE-2016-8388
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