CVE-2016-8388

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.

• CWE-125

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96472Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0213/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96472Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0213/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Feb 28, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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