The vulnerability of the GPS component of the Android operating system allows a intruder to trigger a service failure (suspension of GPS signal detection).

The vulnerability of the Android operating system’s GPS component is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause a service failure a suspension of GPS signal detection, by using incorrect xtra.bin or xtra2.bin files on the Qualcomm...

Android - 'gpsOneXtra' Data Files Denial of Service

Exploit for Android platform in category dos / poc Summary 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...

Google Android - 'gpsOneXtra' Data Files Denial of Service

Original at: https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/10/04/advisory-cve-2016-5348-2/ Summary 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...

Android Qualcomm GPS/GNSS Man-In-The-Middle

Original at: https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/10/04/advisory-cve-2016-5348-2/ Summary 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...