VDB-118381 · CVE-2018-11478 · GCVE-0-2018-11478

Vgate iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Vgate iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11478. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Vgate iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Vgate iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle devices. The OBD port is used to receive measurement data and debug information from the car. This on-board diagnostics feature can also be used to send commands to the car (different for every vendor / car product line / car). No authentication is needed, which allows attacks from the local Wi-Fi network.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2018. The weakness was released 05/30/2018 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-11478 since 05/25/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-118379 and VDB-118380. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Vgate

Name

iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/25/2018 🔍
05/29/2018 +4 days 🔍
05/30/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/30/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/10/2020 +620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118381
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/31/2018 11:38
Updated: 02/10/2020 07:43
Changes: 05/31/2018 11:38 (56), 02/10/2020 07:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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