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CVE-2016-8386

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8386 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Iceni Argus, occurring when the tool converts a PDF with a malformed font to XML. A signedness issue causes a smaller buffer to be returned than requested, leading to an overflow and potential code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but can result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.6.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:iceni:argus:6.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0225 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

securityfocus.com / bid/96472
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
talosintelligence.com / reports/TALOS-2016-0211
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry