CVE-2016-1155
HTTP header injection vulnerability in the URLConnection class in Android OS 2.2 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts or set arbitrary values in cookies.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
HTTP header injection vulnerability in the URLConnection class in Android OS 2.2 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts or set arbitrary values in cookies.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.80% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97662Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/okhttp/+/71b9f47b26fb57ac3e436a19519c6e3ec70e86eb
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99757346/index.htmlMitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97662Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/okhttp/+/71b9f47b26fb57ac3e436a19519c6e3ec70e86eb
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99757346/index.htmlMitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.