← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-8387 · published 27 February 2017

CVE-2016-8387: Iceni argus out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Iceni · Argus

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a malformed PDF with an object encoded w/ multiple encoding types terminating with an LZW encoded type, an overflow may occur due to a lack of bounds checking by the LZW decoder. This can lead to code execution under the context of the account of the user running it.

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
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a malformed PDF with an object encoded w/ multiple encoding types terminating with an LZW encoded type, an overflow may occur due to a lack of bounds checking by the LZW decoder. This can lead to code execution under the context of the account of the user running it.

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/96468 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0212/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96468 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0212/ Third Party Advisory

Track CVE-2016-8387 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

10.0CVE-2011-3332Iceni argus memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityStack-based buffer overflow in Iceni Argus 6.20 and earlier and Infix 5.04 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF docume…EPSS 6.0%7.8CVE-2017-2777Iceni argus integer overflow vulnerabilityAn exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the ipStringCreate function of Iceni Argus Version 6.6.05. A specially crafted pdf file can caus…EPSS 1.0%7.8CVE-2016-8388Iceni argus out-of-bounds read vulnerabilityAn exploitable arbitrary heap-overwrite vulnerability exists within Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a malformed PDF to XML, it will explicit…EPSS 1.9%7.8CVE-2016-8389Iceni argus integer overflow vulnerabilityAn exploitable integer-overflow vulnerability exists within Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a malformed PDF to XML, it will attempt to conve…EPSS 2.1%7.8CVE-2016-8715Iceni argus memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityAn exploitable heap corruption vulnerability exists in the loadTrailer functionality of Iceni Argus version 6.6.05. A specially crafted PDF file can …EPSS 1.9%7.8CVE-2016-8385Iceni argus out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityAn exploitable uninitialized variable vulnerability which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a…EPSS 2.3%7.8CVE-2016-8386Iceni argus out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityAn 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 …EPSS 2.3%7.8CVE-2016-8335Iceni argus memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityAn exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the ipNameAdd functionality of Iceni Argus Version 6.6.04 (Sep 7 2012) NK - Linux …EPSS 2.1%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-8387), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.