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CVE-2016-2414

The Minikin library in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly consider negative size v…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.2
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 35%
Public exploits
0
none known

The Minikin library in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly consider negative size values in font data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and reboot loop) via a crafted font, aka internal bug 26413177.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.2CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/minikin/+/f4785aa1947b8d22d5b19559ef1ca526d98e0e73 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/minikin/+/ca8ac8acdad662230ae37998c6c4091bb39402b6 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • code.google.com /p/android/issues/detail?id=192618 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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