CVE-2016-1968 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
03/13/2016
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
8.8 HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
2.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
6.8 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
5 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/2/2016 10:23:51 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/30/2016 10:07:55 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 [No Types Assigned] |
Modified Analysis -
3/17/2016 2:59:15 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
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(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-189 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-30.html No Types Assigned |
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-30.html Advisory |
Initial CVE Analysis -
3/17/2016 1:53:41 PM
CVE Translated -
3/15/2016 7:45:02 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Translation |
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Desbordamiento inferior de entero en Brotli, como se utiliza en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (desbordamiento de buffer) a través de datos manipulados con compresión brotli. |
| Removed |
Translation |
Desbordamiento de entero en Brotli, como se utiliza en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (desbordamiento de buffer) a través de datos manipulados comprimidos con brotli. |
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1968
NVD Published Date:
03/13/2016
NVD Last Modified:
12/02/2016
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