VDB-118489 · CVE-2018-9320 · BID 104258

BMW i/X/3/5/7 up to 2018 Head Unit HU_NBT protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BMW i, X, 3, 5 and 7 up to 2018. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Head Unit HU_NBT. This manipulation causes protection mechanism. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-9320. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is no exploit available. This vulnerability has a historic impact because of its background and how it was received.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BMW i, X, 3, 5 and 7 up to 2018 (Vehicle Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Head Unit HU_NBT. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 a local attack when a USB device is plugged in.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2018. The weakness was shared 05/31/2018 with Tencent (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-9320 since 04/05/2018. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/10/2020). Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

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 $0-$5k.

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†). The entries VDB-118484, VDB-118485, VDB-118486 and VDB-118488 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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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-2018-9320 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9320
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118489
SecurityFocus: 104258 - Multiple BMW Products Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/01/2018 09:23
Updated: 02/10/2020 18:02
Changes: 06/01/2018 09:23 (62), 02/10/2020 18:02 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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