Tesla Model 3 up to 2023.12 bsa_server heap-based overflow
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Tesla Model 3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component bsa_server. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-32157. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Tesla Model 3 (Vehicle Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component bsa_server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Tesla Model 3 bsa_server BIP Heap-based Buffer Overflow Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Tesla Model 3 vehicles. An attacker must first obtain the ability to pair a malicious Bluetooth device with the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the bsa_server process. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of an unprivileged user in a sandboxed process. . Was ZDI-CAN-20737.
The weakness was shared 07/18/2023. The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-32157 since 05/03/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
Upgrading to version 2023.20 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Model 3 2023.20
Timeline
05/03/2023 🔍07/18/2023 🔍
07/18/2023 🔍
08/13/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: zerodayinitiative.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-32157 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32157
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-234404
Entry
Created: 07/18/2023 18:08Updated: 08/13/2025 20:29
Changes: 07/18/2023 18:08 (39), 09/18/2024 23:21 (28), 08/13/2025 20:29 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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