CVE-2016-1624

8.8 HIGH
Published: February 14, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2895-1
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=583607
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://codereview.chromium.org/1662313002
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2895-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=583607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://codereview.chromium.org/1662313002
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

debian opensuse google

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