CVE-2016-8331

8.1 highEPSS 6.6%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

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

EPSS: 6.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 93% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2016-10-28
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

libtiff:libtiff

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/

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