CVE-2016-8331
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-8331 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-10-28 20:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-04-19 20:15:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| libTIFF CVE-2016-8331 Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16) — Gentoo Security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0190 | MISC | www.talosintelligence.com | Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710479 Gentoo Linux libTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16)