CVE-2016-8715

An exploitable heap corruption vulnerability exists in the loadTrailer functionality of Iceni Argus version 6.6.05. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a heap corruption resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can send/provide a malicious PDF file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96470	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0228/	Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96470	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0228/	Technical Description Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:iceni:argus:6.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:59

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96470 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96470 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0228/ - Technical Description, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0228/ - Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

14 Dec 2022, 13:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96470 -~~	(BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96470 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2017-02-28 15:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-8715

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8715

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8715

JSON object : View

Products Affected

iceni

argus

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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