CVE-2016-8388

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An exploitable arbitrary heap-overwrite vulnerability exists within Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a malformed PDF to XML, it will explicitly trust an index within the specific font object and use it to write the font's name to a single object within an array of objects.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 28, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-8388: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix