Integer underflow in brotli - CVE-2016-1968
Published: March 13, 2016 / Updated: December 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48754
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1968
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in brotli. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the affected application, trigger integer underflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
brotli
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1968
Install updates from vendor's website.
brotli - update to 0.4.0