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TI-2016-01479 Aliases CVE-2016-1624GHSA-5mx7-hhwx-7mq8

Integer underflow in the ProcessCommandsInternal function in dec/decode.c in Brotli, as…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01352 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 48.0.2564.103VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 48.0.2564.103 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:0241 Released 2016-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    chromium-browser security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-48.0.2564.109-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-48.0.2564.109-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-48.0.2564.109-1.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0241
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0241
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0241

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1624
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mx7-hhwx-7mq8

References

Advisory 6

Other 3

Sources

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