Mercedes Benz Head-Unit NTG6 Profile Settings null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mercedes Benz Head-Unit NTG6. This affects an unknown function of the component Profile Settings Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-34398. An attack on the physical device is feasible. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mercedes Benz Head-Unit NTG6 (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Profile Settings Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Mercedes-Benz head-unit NTG6 contains functions to import or export profile settings over USB. Some values of this table are serialized archive according boost library. The boost library contains a vulnerability/null pointer dereference.

The advisory is shared for download at securelist.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-34398 since 06/05/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 EUVD (EUVD-2023-38476). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

06/05/2023 🔍
02/14/2025 +620 days 🔍
02/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2026 +327 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securelist.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-34398 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-34398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295776
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2025 08:26
Updated: 01/07/2026 09:41
Changes: 02/14/2025 08:26 (53), 03/19/2025 03:13 (1), 01/07/2026 09:41 (1)
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