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GHSA-R473-8J89-P54X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:18 – Updated: 2025-04-12 13:06

Details

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).

Severity

5.9 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2016-5341 (GCVE-0-2016-5341)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-06 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:00

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

4 references

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https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/12/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixe…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94689	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2016-12-01 00:00

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