UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8331

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8331
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8331.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8331
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Published
2016-10-28T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:53Z
Severity
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.2-4ubuntu3
4.0.3-5ubuntu1
4.0.3-6
4.0.3-6ubuntu1
4.0.3-7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.3
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl",
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools",
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff4-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff5",
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-alt-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5",
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.3-12.3ubuntu2
4.0.5-1
4.0.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl",
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools",
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff5",
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5",
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}