# CVE-2017-9663: Information disclosure in General Motors and Shanghai OnStar (SOS) iOS Client

> A remote attacker can access an encryption key stored in cleartext in memory within the OnStar iOS Client application.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6fpg-44rr-wcfj

## What is CVE-2017-9663?

CVE-2017-9663 is a high-severity vulnerability in General Motors and Shanghai OnStar (SOS) iOS Client, published on 9 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information issue was discovered in General Motors (GM) and Shanghai OnStar (SOS) SOS iOS Client 7.1. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to access an encryption key that is stored in cleartext in memory.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9663?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gm Shanghai Onstar.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9663?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9663 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9663 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in General Motors and Shanghai OnStar (SOS) iOS Client

- [CVE-2017-12695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12695/): Auth bypass in General Motors and Shanghai OnStar (SOS) iOS Client (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-12697](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12697/): Information disclosure in General Motors and Shanghai OnStar (SOS) iOS Client (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9663 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9663 is a high-severity vulnerability in General Motors and Shanghai OnStar (SOS) iOS Client, published on 9 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: General Motors and Shanghai OnStar (SOS) iOS Client. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9663/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9663/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9663
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9663
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9663

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9663/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.