Vulnerability in Google Android
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.
EPSS: 0.018 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_JVN, Mitigation, third-party-advisory)
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1155?
- CVE-2016-1155 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1155?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1155 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.