ASB-A-170968514

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    ASB-A-170968514

    Published: 1 Jan 2021Last Modified: 16 Oct 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In isWordBreakAfter of LayoutUtils.cpp, there is a possible way to slow or crash a TextView due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

    References: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-01-01, https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/minikin/+/ffb33bcf2520208166cb29f47c60add9c0e37349

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: platform/frameworks/minikin

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 8.0:0
    Fixed -8.0:2021-01-01

    Affected versions

    8.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    ASB-A-170968514 | CVE-DB