CVE-2016-0808 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

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.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h27f-v7fp-pv9w, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0808.

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