CVE-2026-16350: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: cubeb component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, and Firefox ESR 140.13.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16350 involves incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video cubeb component of Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability was addressed and fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, and Firefox ESR 140.13. The Mozilla advisories classify the impact as high and include references to the relevant bug report (Bug 2042033). The vulnerability is part of a broader set of memory safety bugs fixed in these releases, some of which showed evidence of memory corruption and potential for arbitrary code execution. There is no CVSS score provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported for this specific vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to memory safety issues due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video cubeb component. This may result in high-impact consequences such as memory corruption. While no active exploitation has been reported, the potential for serious security implications exists if left unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and has been incorporated in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, and Firefox ESR 140.13. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability. There is no indication from the vendor advisory that additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-16350: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: cubeb component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, and Firefox ESR 140.13.
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16350 involves incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video cubeb component of Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability was addressed and fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, and Firefox ESR 140.13. The Mozilla advisories classify the impact as high and include references to the relevant bug report (Bug 2042033). The vulnerability is part of a broader set of memory safety bugs fixed in these releases, some of which showed evidence of memory corruption and potential for arbitrary code execution. There is no CVSS score provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported for this specific vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to memory safety issues due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video cubeb component. This may result in high-impact consequences such as memory corruption. While no active exploitation has been reported, the potential for serious security implications exists if left unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and has been incorporated in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, and Firefox ESR 140.13. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability. There is no indication from the vendor advisory that additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T21:55:48.638Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-69/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-70/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6a5f6cb92a4a8d5989262408
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 12:57:29 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 13:44:13 UTC
Last updated: 07/21/2026, 21:18:22 UTC
Views: 4
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