What is CVE-2024-8356?

CVE-2024-8356 is a high-severity vulnerability in Visteon Infotainment, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2024-8356?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Visteon Infotainment

CVE-2024-8356

Visteon Infotainment VIP MCU Code Insufficient Validation of Data Authenticity Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Visteon Infotainment systems. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the firmware update process of the VIP microcontroller. The process does not properly verify authenticity of the supplied firmware image before programming it into internal memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges execute arbitrary code in the context of the VIP MCU. Was ZDI-CAN-23758.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Visteon Infotainment — versions cmu150_NA_74.00.324A, cmu150_na_74.00.324a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8356?: CVE-2024-8356 is a high-severity vulnerability in Visteon Infotainment, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-8356?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.