High 8.1Published Oct 28, 2016

CVE-2016-8331An exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF version 4.0.6.

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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: 8.1 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

libtiff libtiff libtiff:libtiff	4.0.6	NVD

References

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/	exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

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