CVE-2016-1968 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1968?

CVE-2016-1968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 13 Mar 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1968?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1968?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

• CVE-2019-11708 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3765 Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1968, GHSA-mgw3-h49g-5mxp, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1968.