VDB-118488 · CVE-2018-9318 · BID 104258

BMW Vehicle up to 2018 Telematics Control Unit protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BMW Vehicle up to 2018. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Telematics Control Unit. The manipulation results in protection mechanism. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-9318. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in BMW Vehicle up to 2018 (Vehicle Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Telematics Control Unit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Telematics Control Unit (aka Telematic Communication Box or TCB), when present on BMW vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018, allows a remote attack via a cellular network.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2018. The weakness was presented 05/31/2018 with Tencent (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-9318 since 04/05/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/10/2020). This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104258†). See VDB-118484, VDB-118485, VDB-118486 and VDB-118489 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/05/2018 🔍
05/22/2018 +47 days 🔍
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05/31/2018 +8 days 🔍
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06/01/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/10/2020 +619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118488
SecurityFocus: 104258 - Multiple BMW Products Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/01/2018 09:23
Updated: 02/10/2020 17:48
Changes: 06/01/2018 09:23 (62), 02/10/2020 17:48 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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