CVE-2016-1933: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2016-1933: Integer overflow in the image-deinterlacing functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 allows remote atta...

Integer overflow in the image-deinterlacing functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted GIF image.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 5, 2024, 23:10 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This CVE is a Firefox crash risk from 2016. A malicious GIF image could trigger an integer overflow in image deinterlacing, causing high memory use or an application crash. The business impact is availability disruption for users on obsolete Firefox versions, not proven system compromise. Exposure is mainly legacy systems still running Firefox before 44.0, especially where users browse untrusted web content that can render GIF images. Current supported browser deployments should not be exposed if vendor updates were applied. Treat this as a legacy hygiene issue unless obsolete Firefox is still present. It is not reported as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but unsupported browsers create broader operational risk beyond this single crash bug. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox to 44.0 or later if any older version remains.; Use operating-system vendor security updates for packaged Firefox builds.; Retire unsupported browser versions from managed endpoints..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 21:06 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jan 31, 2016, 18:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1231761CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201605-06CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO

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