CVE-2016-5348

Google Android - 'gpsOneXtra' Data Files Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.9

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El componente GPS en Android 4.x en versiones anteriores a 4.4.4, 5.0.x en versiones anteriores a 5.0.2, 5.1.x en versiones anteriores a 5.1.1, 6.x en versiones anteriores a 2016-10-01 y 7.0 en versiones anteriores a 2016-10-01 permite a atacantes man-in-the-middle provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria y cuelgue o reinicio del dispositivo) a través de un archivo xtra.bin o xtra2.bin grande en un anfitrión Qualcomm gpsonextra.net o izatcloud.net suplantado, vulnerabilidad también conocida como error interno 29555864.

Android devices can be crashed remotely forcing a halt and then a soft reboot by a MITM attacker manipulating assisted GPS/GNSS data provided by Qualcomm. This issue affects the open source code in AOSP and proprietary code in a Java XTRA downloader provided by Qualcomm. The Android issue was fixed by in the October 2016 Android bulletin. Additional patches have been issued by Qualcomm to the proprietary client in September of 2016.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-06-09 CVE Reserved
2016-10-10 CVE Published
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93293	Vdb Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40502	2024-09-17
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/10/04/advisory-cve-2016-5348-2	2024-09-17

URL	Date	SRC
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/218b813d5bc2d7d3952ea1861c38b4aa944ac59b	2018-04-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html	2018-04-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.4 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.4"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.1.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.1.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.2.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.2.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.2.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.2.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.3.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.3.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.4 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.4"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.4.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.4.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.4.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.4.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.4.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.4.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.0.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.0.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.1.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.1.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				6.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "6.0.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				7.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "7.0"		-		Affected