CVE-2017-9633 describes an Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in the Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876) chipset, affecting numerous BMW, Ford, Infiniti, and Nissan vehicle models from 2009-2016. This flaw in the temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI) allows an attacker to access and control memory, potentially leading to remote code execution on the vehicle's baseband radio processor. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:infineon:s-gold_2_pmb_8876:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.