CVE-2016-5341

low-risk
Published 2016-12-06

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).

Do I need to act?

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0.23% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.9/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Google

References (8)

Patch http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94689
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
Mitigation https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-5341/
Patch http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94689
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
Mitigation https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-5341/
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal