CVE-2016-5348

MEDIUM

Android < 4.4.4/5.0.2/5.1.1/2016-10-01 DoS via Spoofed GPS Host

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-5348. PoCs published by Nightwatch Cybersecurity Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Android devices by forcing a crash and soft reboot via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack that serves oversized GPS XTRA data files. The vulnerability lies in the lack of size validation in both Java and C++ code handling these files.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nightwatch Cybersecurity Research · textdosandroid
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40502

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Android devices by forcing a crash and soft reboot via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack that serves oversized GPS XTRA data files. The vulnerability lies in the lack of size validation in both Java and C++ code handling these files.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Android (AOSP) and Qualcomm proprietary GPS components
No auth needed
Prerequisites: MITM position on the network · Ability to intercept and modify HTTP traffic to Qualcomm GPS servers
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93293
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
Permissions Required x_refsource_confirm
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=213747
Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/10/04/advisory-cve-2016-5348-2/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40502/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0432
EPSS Percentile 90.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (23)
google/android 4.0
google/android 4.0.1
google/android 4.0.2
google/android 4.0.3
google/android 4.0.4
google/android 4.1
google/android 4.1.2
google/android 4.2
google/android 4.2.1
google/android 4.2.2
... and 13 more
Published Oct 10, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026