An exploitable uninitialized variable vulnerability which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow exists in Iceni Argus. When it attempts to convert a malformed PDF to XML a stack variable will be left uninitialized which will later be used to fetch a length that is used in a copy operation. In most cases this will allow an aggressor to write outside the bounds of a stack buffer which is used to contain colors. This can lead to code execution under the context of the account running the tool.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: 2017-02-27T21:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:20:31.184Z
Reserved: 2016-09-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-8385
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-02-27T21:59:00.147
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-8385
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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