# CVE-2016-2414: 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 va

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/f4785aa1947b8d22d5b19559ef1ca526d98e0e73
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/ca8ac8acdad662230ae37998c6c4091bb39402b6
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
- https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=192618

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