CVE-2025-0081 Denial of service in Android
An attacker can cause a remote denial of service in Android by exploiting uninitialized data in the DNG lossless decoder, requiring no user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-0081?
CVE-2025-0081 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 26 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In dng_lossless_decoder::HuffDecode of dng_lossless_jpeg.cpp, there is a possible way to cause a crash due to uninitialized data. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Weakness: CWE-457
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0081?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-0081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-347735428, ASB-A-347735428, GHSA-57gp-7j4r-hj34.