VDB-97325 · CVE-2016-8385 · BID 96472

Iceni Argus PDF Converter memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Iceni Argus. This affects an unknown function of the component PDF Converter. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-8385. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Iceni Argus (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component PDF Converter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 02/27/2017. The weakness was published 02/27/2017 by Cisco with Cisco Talos (Website). The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8385 since 09/29/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 96472†). Similar entries are available at VDB-97326 and VDB-97338. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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09/29/2016 🔍
02/27/2017 +151 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-8385 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8385
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97325
SecurityFocus: 96472 - Iceni Argus Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8385 - Iceni - Argus - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2017 10:27
Updated: 09/02/2020 16:21
Changes: 02/28/2017 10:27 (58), 09/02/2020 16:21 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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