CVE-2016-1968

Mozilla: Buffer overflow in Brotli decompression (MFSA 2016-30)

Published Mar 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer underflow in Brotli, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via crafted data with brotli compression.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3057 Integer underflow in Brotli, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via crafted data with brotli compression.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2917-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 13, 2016, 6:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 8, 2016, 12:00 AM