Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Lexmark Perspective Document Filters
CVE-2016-4336

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Lexmark

Status
Perceptive Document Filters
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 January 2017

What is CVE-2016-4336?

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the parsing of Bzip2 files within Lexmark Perspective Document Filters. This issue arises when a specially crafted Bzip2 document is processed, potentially leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. Under certain conditions, this vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Affected Version(s)

Perceptive Document Filters

References

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0173/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2016-4336 : Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Lexmark Perspective Document Filters