VDB-95083 · CVE-2016-4335 · BID 92425

Lexmark Perspective Document Filter XLS Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Lexmark Perspective Document Filter. Affected is an unknown function of the component XLS Parser. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-4335. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lexmark Perspective Document Filter (Printing Software) (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component XLS Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable buffer overflow exists in the XLS parsing of the Lexmark Perspective Document Filters conversion functionality. A crafted XLS document can lead to a stack based buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution.

The bug was discovered 08/06/2016. The weakness was presented 01/06/2017 by Tyler Bohan (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4335 since 04/27/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 153 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92425†). See VDB-95084 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/27/2016 🔍
08/06/2016 +101 days 🔍
08/11/2016 +5 days 🔍
01/06/2017 +148 days 🔍
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01/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/20/2025 +3025 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tyler Bohan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-4335 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4335
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95083
SecurityFocus: 92425 - Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVE-2016-4335 Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4335 - Lexmark - Perspective Document Filters - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2017 12:51
Updated: 04/20/2025 10:58
Changes: 01/07/2017 12:51 (58), 07/15/2020 16:25 (6), 04/20/2025 10:58 (16)
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