CVE-2016-2462
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.6
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affected products (11)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3995Google Android: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2016-05-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein anonymer, entfernter oder eine bösartige lokale Applikation oder ein Angreifer mit physikalischem Zugriff kann diese Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Rechte zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen, das System zum Absturz zu bringen, beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
also known as (4)
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/8bec47d2184fca7e8b7337d2a65b2b75a9bc8f54cnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlPatchcnnvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/8bec47d2184fca7e8b7337d2a65b2b75a9bc8f54enisa_euvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/8bec47d2184fca7e8b7337d2a65b2b75a9bc8f54nvd
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