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
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur |
upstream removed the thumbnail utility in 4.0.7 solved by Red Hat's CVE-2016-3632 patch |
Priority
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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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 |