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CVE-2018-9322

The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles prod…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 51%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows local attacks involving the USB or OBD-II interface. An attacker can bypass the code-signing protection mechanism for firmware updates, and consequently obtain a root shell.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

References

  • keenlab.tencent.com /en/Experimental_Security_Assessment_of_BMW_Cars_by_KeenLab.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • theregister.co.uk /2018/05/23/bmw_security_bugs/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/104258 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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