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CVE-2016-8386

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 2.25% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit code execution

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CVE
CVE-2016-8386
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
2.25%

Original NVD Description

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a PDF containing a malformed font to XML, the tool will attempt to use a size out of the font to search through a linked list of buffers to return. Due to a signedness issue, a buffer smaller than the requested size will be returned. Later when the tool tries to populate this buffer, the overflow will occur which can lead to code execution under the context of the user running the tool.