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CVE-2016-8387

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

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.

Affected products

• Iceni Argus: 6.6.04

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96468
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0212/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96468
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0212/

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