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CVE-2016-1931 Detail

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to uninitialized memory encountered during brotli data compression, and other vectors.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-01.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81953 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180064 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1186973 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1206675 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207298 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209358 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209365 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209366 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209368 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209546 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1222015 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1229825 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1231121 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234576 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 CVE, Mozilla Corporation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1931
NVD Published Date:
01/31/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Mozilla Corporation