CVE-2016-2462

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Published May 9, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

OpenSSLCipher.java in Conscrypt in Android 6.x before 2016-05-01 mishandles updates of the Additional Authenticated Data (AAD) array, which allows attackers to spoof message authentication via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 27371173.

Analysis

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Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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-2016-3544	OpenSSLCipher.java in Conscrypt in Android 6.x before 2016-05-01 mishandles updates of the Additional Authenticated Data (AAD) array, which allows attackers to spoof message authentication via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 27371173.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.391% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/8bec47d2184fca7e8b7337d2a65b2b75a9bc8f54

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:32 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: google_android
Published: May 9, 2016, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:32 PM
Reserved: Feb 18, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 9, 2016, 10:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM

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