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CVE-2016-8331

Published: 28 October 2016

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
upstream removed the thumbnail utility in 4.0.7
solved by Red Hat's CVE-2016-3632 patch

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tiff
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6)
upstream
Released (4.0.6-3)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety
Released (4.0.6-2ubuntu0.1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4.0.7-1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H