CVE-2016-1624 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted Brotli-compressed data due to an integer underflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1624?
CVE-2016-1624 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Integer underflow in the ProcessCommandsInternal function in dec/decode.c in Brotli, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data with brotli compression.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1624?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1624?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-1624 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1624 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1624, GHSA-5mx7-hhwx-7mq8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1624.