CVE-2016-2414

MEDIUM

Google Android - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (4)

[Patch] https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/ca8ac8acdad662230ae37998c6c4091bb39402b6

[Patch] https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/f4785aa1947b8d22d5b19559ef1ca526d98e0e73

[Vendor Advisory] http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html

[Issue Tracking] https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=192618

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2

EPSS 0.0050

EPSS Percentile 65.6%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (6)

google/android

google/android

google/android

google/android

google/android

google/android

Timeline

Published Apr 18, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026