CVE-2016-2462 Weak cryptography in n/a

High 7.0 Published 9 May 2016 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can spoof message authentication in Android 6.x due to mishandled AAD updates in Conscrypt, bypassing cryptographic integrity checks.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-2462?

CVE-2016-2462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2462?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-2462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c8h7-9j5h-vfp2.