libtiff: FAX IFD Entry Parsing Type Confusion
Published Oct 28, 2016
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.59%
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product LibTIFF 4.0.6 Defaultn/a
- Version LibTIFF 4.0.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | LibTIFF 4.0.6 | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.59% (0.06593) | 93.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.59% (0.06593) | 92.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 6.22% (0.06223) | 90.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 7.32% (0.07325) | 91.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04380) | 88.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 7.29% (0.07286) | 91.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 9.57% (0.09575) | 92.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 6, 2025 | 4.35% (0.04346) | 88.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 5.83% (0.05831) | 90.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.94% (0.08939) | 91.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.23% (0.07227) | 90.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.29% (0.06285) | 93.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 9.07% (0.09070) | 94.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 9.66% (0.09656) | 94.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 11.02% (0.11024) | 94.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 12.29% (0.12292) | 94.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.79% (0.05785) | 90.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.79% (0.05785) | 89.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.79% (0.05785) | 77.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190 x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8331 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1389229 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8331
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8331
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190 | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8331 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1389229 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8331 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8331 |
Change history (0)
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