CVE-2016-8331

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

EPSS

7%p93

Published

Oct 28, 2016 (Oct 28, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: libtiff
Products: libtiff
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (6.6%)

In the news2 stories

Three bugs found in the LibTIFF, one of them yet to be patched

Security AffairsOct 28, 05:59 UTC · Oct 28, 2016Vulnerability CVE-2016-8331 CVE-2016-5652 CVE-2016-58751

Vulnerability Spotlight: LibTIFF Issues Lead To Code Execution

Cisco TalosOct 25, 15:47 UTC · Oct 25, 2016Vulnerability CVE-2016-5652 CVE-2016-8331 CVE-2016-58751