CVE-2025-0081VulnerabilityPublished 26 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-0081: Google Android · Denial of service

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Google Android	Affected =15 =14 =13 =12	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Given the lack of an official patch at the time of this report, European organizations should implement several practical mitigations: 1) Restrict or monitor the receipt and processing of DNG image files from untrusted sources, especially in messaging apps, email clients, and web browsers on Android devices. 2) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce policies that limit the installation or execution of untrusted applications that might process such images. 3) Educate users about the risks of opening unsolicited image files, particularly in DNG format, and encourage cautious behavior. 4) Monitor device logs and crash reports for signs of exploitation attempts or unusual application crashes related to image processing. 5) Coordinate with device vendors and Google for timely updates and apply security patches as soon as they become available. 6) Consider network-level filtering or sandboxing of image content where feasible to detect and block malformed or suspicious DNG files. 7) For critical deployments, evaluate the possibility of temporarily disabling or restricting features that automatically process DNG images until patches are applied.

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.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a risk primarily to the availability of Android-based devices and services that process DNG images, such as mobile phones, tablets, and embedded systems running affected Android versions. Organizations relying on Android devices for critical communications, field operations, or customer interactions could experience service disruptions if targeted by denial of service attacks leveraging this vulnerability. The absence of required user interaction or privileges means attackers can exploit this remotely, potentially via malicious image files sent through messaging apps, email, or web content. This could lead to device crashes, service outages, or degraded user experience, impacting productivity and operational continuity. Sectors such as telecommunications, public services, healthcare, and finance, which increasingly depend on mobile platforms, may be particularly vulnerable to disruptions. Additionally, Android devices used in industrial or IoT contexts within Europe could be affected, potentially impacting critical infrastructure. While the vulnerability does not compromise data confidentiality or integrity, the availability impact could have cascading effects on business operations and service delivery.

CWE-457Use of Uninitialized Variable (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessLikelihood of exploit: High
The code uses a variable that has not been initialized, leading to unpredictable or unintended results.
Implementation · Attack Surface Reduction
Ensure that critical variables are initialized before first use.
Build and Compilation · Compilation or Build Hardening
Most compilers will complain about the use of uninitialized variables if warnings are turned on.
Implementation · Operation
When using a language that does not require explicit declaration of variables, run or compile the software in a mode that reports undeclared or unknown variables. This may indicate the presence of a typographic error in the variable's name.
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 3 Sep 2025, 01:07 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-457

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