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CVE-2016-8331

Published: Oct 28, 2016

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

8.1

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

LibTIFF 4.0.6

affected
LibTIFF 4.0.6

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

GLSA-201701-16
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
93898
vdb-entry
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