CVE-2017-9647 Memory corruption in Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876)
An attacker with physical access to the TCU can exploit a stack-based buffer overflow in AT command processing to execute arbitrary code on the baseband radio processor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9647?
CVE-2017-9647 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876), published on 7 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Stack-Based Buffer Overflow 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. An attacker with a physical connection to the TCU may exploit a buffer overflow condition that exists in the processing of AT commands. This may allow arbitrary code execution on the baseband radio processor of the TCU.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9647?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Infineon S-Gold 2 Pmb 8876.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9647?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-9647 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9647 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rc55-898m-34hx.