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CVE-2016-8331

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.1)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Libtiff — Libtiff

CWEs

References

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