CVE-2016-8331

An exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF version 4.0.6. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a type confusion vulnerability resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability can be triggered via a TIFF file delivered to the application using LibTIFF's tag extension functionality.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.1 High

Status

Modified - talos-cna@cisco.com

Published

2016-10-28

Last modified

2024-08-06

Affected products

• Libtiff (Libtiff)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16