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TI-2016-06895 Aliases CVE-2016-8388GHSA-xmgr-q253-67mp

Out-of-bounds read in Iceni Argus

Priority LOW 38CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01867 79th 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
IceniArgus6.6.04 (Sep 7 2012) NK—No fix listedCNA
  • Argus VendorIceni Affected 6.6.04 (Sep 7 2012) NK Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:iceni:argus:6.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6.04VulnerableIceni
  • cpe:2.3:a:iceni:argus:6.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6.04 Vulnerable ·Iceni

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8388
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmgr-q253-67mp

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2011-02946 Stack-based buffer overflow in Iceni Argus 6.20 and earlier and Infix 5.04 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2016-06852 Memory corruption in Iceni Argus 6.6.04 NK - Linux x64 and 6.6.04 NK - Windows x64. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-06850 Memory corruption in Iceni Argus 6.6.04 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-02000 Integer overflow in Iceni Argus CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-07172 Memory corruption in Iceni Argus CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-06896 Integer overflow in Iceni Argus CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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