diff --git a/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp b/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp
index 5d248c24c3763..3fe75cffaa713 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp
+++ b/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp
@@ -812,7 +812,13 @@ const char* ResStringPool::string8At(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const
             *outLen = encLen;
 
             if ((uint32_t)(str+encLen-strings) < mStringPoolSize) {
-                return (const char*)str;
+                // Reject malformed (non null-terminated) strings
+                if (str[encLen] != 0x00) {
+                    ALOGW("Bad string block: string #%d is not null-terminated",
+                          (int)idx);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+              return (const char*)str;
             } else {
                 ALOGW("Bad string block: string #%d extends to %d, past end at %d\n",
                         (int)idx, (int)(str+encLen-strings), (int)mStringPoolSize);