CVE-2016-5341

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5341
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-06 11:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.003960000 probability, percentile 0.604850000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Pixel / Nexus Security Bulletin—December 2017  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
Google Android Qualcomm GPS Component CVE-2016-5341 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Android Security Bulletin—December 2016 | Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Advisory: Insecure Transmission of Qualcomm Assisted-GPS Data [CVE-2016-5341] | Nightwatch Cybersecurity af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
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