What is CVE-2016-5341?

CVE-2016-5341 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-5341?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

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 internal bug 31470303 and external bug 211602 (and AndroidID-7225554).

EPSS: 0.009 (54.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5341?: CVE-2016-5341 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-5341?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.