CVE-2016-2461
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/1638945d4ed9403790962ec7abed1b7a232a9ff8
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/50d0447566db4a77d78d592f1c1b5d31096fac8f
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/1638945d4ed9403790962ec7abed1b7a232a9ff8
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/50d0447566db4a77d78d592f1c1b5d31096fac8f
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.