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CVE-2016-8331

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 6.59% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-10-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2016-8331
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
6.59%

Original NVD 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.