CVE-2016-0808 Integer overflow in n/a
Attackers can cause Android devices to continuously reboot by triggering an integer overflow in the Minikin library via a crafted TTF font.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0808?
CVE-2016-0808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in the getCoverageFormat12 function in CmapCoverage.cpp in the Minikin library in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (continuous rebooting) via an application that triggers loading of a crafted TTF font, aka internal bug 25645298.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0808?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0808?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-0808 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0808 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h27f-v7fp-pv9w, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0808.