PT-2017-9758 · Iceni · Iceni Argus

Published 2017-02-28 · Updated 2022-12-14 · CVE-2016-8715

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Iceni Argus version 6.6.05

Description A heap corruption issue exists in the loadTrailer functionality, allowing arbitrary code execution through a specially crafted PDF file. An attacker can trigger this issue by sending or providing a malicious PDF file.

Recommendations For Iceni Argus version 6.6.05, consider avoiding the use of the loadTrailer functionality until a fix is available, or refrain from opening untrusted PDF files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8715

Affected Products

Iceni Argus

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8715 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8715 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96470 · Note
• http://talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0228 · Note