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
Published Apr 18, 2016
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 32.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 32.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 64.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 74.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 73.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 69.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/ca8ac8acdad662230ae37998c6c4091bb39402b6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/f4785aa1947b8d22d5b19559ef1ca526d98e0e73 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=192618 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/ca8ac8acdad662230ae37998c6c4091bb39402b6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/f4785aa1947b8d22d5b19559ef1ca526d98e0e73 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=192618 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
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