CVE-2016-2461

OpenSSLCipher.java in Conscrypt in Android 6.x before 2016-05-01 mishandles resets of the...

7.0 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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.0

Record: CVE-2016-2461
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.6 HighAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-2461
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3543 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3543
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6j37-mcrr-66mf 7.0

OpenSSLCipher.java in Conscrypt in Android 6.x before 2016-05-01 mishandles resets of the...

Record: GHSA-6j37-mcrr-66mf
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2461 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Google Android, published May 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.