Buffer overflow in Infineon S-Gold 2 Pmb 8876

CVE-2017-9647

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (42.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Infineon S-gold_2_pmb_8876
  • N/a Continental Ag Infineon S-gold 2 (Pmb 8876) — versions Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876)

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9647?
CVE-2017-9647 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Infineon S-Gold 2 Pmb 8876, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2017-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-9647?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-9647 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.