8.1high
CVE-2016-8331
An exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF version 4.0.6.
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.6%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
6.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a LibTIFF 4.0.6
References
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-16 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/93898 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- talosintelligence.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0190/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-8331
- NVD: CVE-2016-8331
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