CVE-2017-9633
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2017-08-07
- WeaknessCWE-119
Am I affected?
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Description
An Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer issue was discovered in the Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876) chipset on BMW several models produced between 2009-2010, Ford a limited number of P-HEV vehicles, Infiniti 2013 JX35, Infiniti 2014-2016 QX60, Infiniti 2014-2016 QX60 Hybrid, Infiniti 2014-2015 QX50, Infiniti 2014-2015 QX50 Hybrid, Infiniti 2013 M37/M56, Infiniti 2014-2016 Q70, Infiniti 2014-2016 Q70L, Infiniti 2015-2016 Q70 Hybrid, Infiniti 2013 QX56, Infiniti 2014-2016 QX 80, and Nissan 2011-2015 Leaf. A vulnerability in the temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI) may allow an attacker to access and control memory. This may allow remote code execution on the baseband radio processor of the TCU.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2017-08-0708:29CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | all versions | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876)
BMW: several models produced between 2009-2010 · Infiniti: 2014-2016 Q70 · Infiniti: 2014-2015 QX50 · +11 more
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-17-208-01 · 14 productsNissan and Infiniti have issued Technical Service Bulletins (TSB) asking dealers to advise customers of the issue and offer a free 2G TCU deactivation. Nissan/Infiniti's 2G cellular service provider no longer provides 2G services in the U.S. The subject 2G TCUs are no longer connected to telematics…
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-17-208-01 · 14 productsNissan/Infiniti proposes that users contact their local Infiniti or Nissan dealers to have the subject 2G TCUs deactivated free of charge.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-208-01 · 14 productsContinental has validated the reported vulnerabilities but has not yet identified a mitigation plan.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-208-01 · 14 productsBMW has validated the vulnerabilities and will be offering a service measure to affected customers.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-208-01 · 14 productsFord, since 2016, has had a customer satisfaction program to update or disable legacy 2G modems and there are a limited number of vehicles left on the market. Ford is reviewing the researcher's findings through internal processes and evaluating the need for any additional steps.
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2017-08-07
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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