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TI-2016-03720 Aliases CVE-2016-4336GHSA-c74f-j2jr-56qj

Out-of-bounds write in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An exploitable out-of-bounds write exists in the Bzip2 parsing of the Lexmark Perspective Document Filters conversion functionality. A crafted Bzip2 document can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow causing an out-of-bounds write which under the right circumstance could potentially be leveraged by an attacker to gain arbitrary code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03907 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LexmarkPerceptive Document Filtersall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Perceptive Document Filters VendorLexmark Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:perceptive_document_filters:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableLexmark
  • cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:perceptive_document_filters:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Lexmark

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4336
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c74f-j2jr-56qj
  3. 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2016-03719 Memory corruption in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2017-02043 Memory corruption in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-02042 Use after free in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-04907 Memory corruption in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-02027 Out-of-bounds read in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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