vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-8331): LibTIFF vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 28, 2016 | Feb 28, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 28, 2016
Added
Feb 28, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libtiff-toolsubuntu-upgrade-libtiff4ubuntu-upgrade-libtiff5
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