HIGH
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 May 9, 2016
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.46%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.0 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.46% 0.00455
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00455
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 37.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 35.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 23.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 39.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 38.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 36.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/1638945d4ed9403790962ec7abed1b7a232a9ff8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/50d0447566db4a77d78d592f1c1b5d31096fac8f x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/1638945d4ed9403790962ec7abed1b7a232a9ff8 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/50d0447566db4a77d78d592f1c1b5d31096fac8f | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner google_android
Published May 9, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 18, 2016
Link CVE-2016-2461
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a