Vulnerability-Lookup

FKIE_CVE-2016-8331

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-10-28 20:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:54

Severity

8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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.

References

URL	Tags
talos-cna@cisco.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
talos-cna@cisco.com	http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/	Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
talos-cna@cisco.com	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/	Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	libtiff	libtiff	4.0.6

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "LibTIFF 4.0.6",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "LibTIFF 4.0.6"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "talos-cna@cisco.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "33708995-494C-476D-B0E3-1E78B9328699",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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\u0027s tag extension functionality."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Existe una vulnerabilidad de ejecuci\u00f3n remota de c\u00f3digo explotable en el manejo de im\u00e1genes TIFF en LibTIFF versi\u00f3n 4.0.6. Un documento TIFF manipulado puede llevar a un tipo de vulnerabilidad de confusi\u00f3n resultando en ejecuci\u00f3n remota de c\u00f3digo. Esta vulnerabilidad puede ser desencadenada a trav\u00e9s de un archivo TIFF entregado a la aplicaci\u00f3n usando funcionalidad de extensi\u00f3n de etiqueta LibTIFF."
    }
  ],
  "evaluatorComment": "\u003ca href=\"http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html\"\u003eCWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (\u0027Type Confusion\u0027)\u003c/a\u003e",
  "id": "CVE-2016-8331",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:54:10.807",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.1,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
      },
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.1,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2016-10-28T20:59:00.190",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898"
    },
    {
      "source": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Technical Description",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/"
    },
    {
      "source": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Technical Description",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2016-8331 (GCVE-0-2016-8331)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-28 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:20

Summary

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

type confusion

Assigner

talos mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-20…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	LibTIFF 4.0.6	Affected: LibTIFF 4.0.6

Date Public

2016-10-25 00:00

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T02:20:30.821Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "GLSA-201701-16",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_GENTOO",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
          },
          {
            "name": "93898",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "LibTIFF 4.0.6",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "LibTIFF 4.0.6"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2016-10-25T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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\u0027s tag extension functionality."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_0": {
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 8.1,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "type confusion",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2022-04-19T19:16:19.000Z",
        "orgId": "b86d76f8-0f8a-4a96-a78d-d8abfc7fc29b",
        "shortName": "talos"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "GLSA-201701-16",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_GENTOO"
          ],
          "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
        },
        {
          "name": "93898",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2016-8331",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "LibTIFF 4.0.6",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "LibTIFF 4.0.6"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "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\u0027s tag extension functionality."
            }
          ]
        },
        "impact": {
          "cvss": {
            "baseScore": 8.1,
            "baseSeverity": "High",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          }
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "type confusion"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "GLSA-201701-16",
              "refsource": "GENTOO",
              "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
            },
            {
              "name": "93898",
              "refsource": "BID",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "b86d76f8-0f8a-4a96-a78d-d8abfc7fc29b",
    "assignerShortName": "talos",
    "cveId": "CVE-2016-8331",
    "datePublished": "2016-10-28T20:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T02:20:30.821Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.

Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.