#VU40495 Data Handling in Google Android - CVE-2016-0808

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40495

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0808

CWE-ID: CWE-19

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 5.0 - 5.1.1, 6.0 - 6.0.1

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External links
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/ed4c8d79153baab7f26562afb8930652dfbf853b

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.