CVE-2016-8331 Affecting tiff package, versions <3.9.5-2ubuntu1.10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.59% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-TIFF-405245
  • published28 Oct 2016
  • disclosed28 Oct 2016

Introduced: 28 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-8331  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 tiff to version 3.9.5-2ubuntu1.10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tiff package and not the tiff package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 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.