CVE-2016-5348
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CVE-2016-5348 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The GPS component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption, and device hang or reboot) via a large xtra.bin or xtra2.bin file on a spoofed Qualcomm gpsonextra.net or izatcloud.net host, aka internal bug 29555864.. EPSS estimates a 4.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The GPS component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption, and device hang or reboot) via a large xtra.bin or xtra2.bin file on a spoofed Qualcomm gpsonextra.net or izatcloud.net host, aka internal bug 29555864.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | 4.0 | |
| Android | 4.0.1 | |
| Android | 4.0.2 | |
| Android | 4.0.3 | |
| Android | 4.0.4 | |
| Android | 4.1 | |
| Android | 4.1.2 | |
| Android | 4.2 | |
| Android | 4.2.1 | |
| Android | 4.2.2 | |
| Android | 4.3 | |
| Android | 4.3.1 | |
| Android | 4.4 | |
| Android | 4.4.1 | |
| Android | 4.4.2 | |
| Android | 4.4.3 | |
| Android | 5.0 | |
| Android | 5.0.1 | |
| Android | 5.1 | |
| Android | 5.1.0 | |
| Android | 6.0 | |
| Android | 6.0.1 | |
| Android | 7.0 |
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=213747Permissions Required
- https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/10/04/advisory-cve-2016-5348-2/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=213747Permissions Required
- https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/10/04/advisory-cve-2016-5348-2/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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