What is CVE-2018-18070?

CVE-2018-18070 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mercedes-Benz C-Class, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-18070?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mercedes-Benz C-Class

CVE-2018-18070

An issue was discovered in Daimler Mercedes-Benz COMAND 17/13.0 50.12 on Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2018 vehicles. Defining or receiving a specific navigation route might cause the system to freeze and reboot after a few transmissions. When the system next starts, it tries to re-calculate the route, which will cause a boot loop. (Under certain circumstances, it is possible to quickly overwrite the malicious route to regain the stability of the system.)

EPSS: 0.011 (60.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Mercedes-benz C-class — versions 2018
Mercedes-benz Comand — versions 17\/13.0_50.12
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18070?: CVE-2018-18070 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mercedes-Benz C-Class, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-18070?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.