vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-1968: brotli, firefox-esr -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 13, 2016 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 13, 2016
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-brotlidebian-upgrade-firefox-esr
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