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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-8385 · published 27 February 2017

CVE-2016-8385: Iceni argus out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Iceni · Argus

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.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 2.3% · top 17.8% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.3
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96472 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0210/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96472 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0210/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-8385), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.