CVE-2016-2461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

OpenSSLCipher.java in Conscrypt in Android 6.x before 2016-05-01 mishandles resets of the Additional Authenticated Data (AAD) array, which allows attackers to spoof message authentication via unspecified vectors, aka internal bugs 27324690 and 27696681.

Published: 2016-05-09

Score: 7.0 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3543	OpenSSLCipher.java in Conscrypt in Android 6.x before 2016-05-01 mishandles resets of the Additional Authenticated Data (AAD) array, which allows attackers to spoof message authentication via unspecified vectors, aka internal bugs 27324690 and 27696681.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00089.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/1638945d4ed9403790962ec7abed1b7a232a9ff8
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/50d0447566db4a77d78d592f1c1b5d31096fac8f

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2016-05-09T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:20.094Z

Reserved: 2016-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2461

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-09T10:59:39.500

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-2461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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