Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting compat-libtiff3 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.29% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-COMPATLIBTIFF3-1968066
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Oct 2016

Introduced: 25 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-8331  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 compat-libtiff3.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream compat-libtiff3 package and not the compat-libtiff3 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.