CVE-2016-5341
The GPS component in Android before 2016-12-05 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (GPS signal-acquisition delay) via an incorrect xtra.bin or xtra2.bin file on a spoofed Qualcomm gpsonextra.net or izatcloud.net host, aka…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The GPS component in Android before 2016-12-05 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (GPS signal-acquisition delay) via an incorrect xtra.bin or xtra2.bin file on a spoofed Qualcomm gpsonextra.net or izatcloud.net host, aka internal bug 31470303 and external bug 211602 (and AndroidID-7225554).
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.86% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94689Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
- https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-5341/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94689Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
- https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-5341/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.