Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201683310000000
Revision Date:2016-10-28Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-8331 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-8331
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND tiff package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1').
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