BMW, Ford, Nissan Hacked: use vulnerable modems

Problems with BMW, Ford, Infiniti and . Μια ομάδα τριών ερευνητών ασφαλείας ανακάλυψε δύο ελαττώματα ασφαλείας στα εξαρτήματα TCU (μονάδα ελέγχου τηλεματικής) τα οποία εμπεριέχονται σε διάφορα μοντέλα αυτοκινήτων που συνδέονται στο διαδίκτυο.

TCUs are 2G modems which send and receive data from a car's internal system. They are used as an interface between the car and remote management tools, such as web panels and mobile applications.BMW

The found the defects in TCUs manufactured by Continental AG, and more specifically TCUs using the S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876) cellular baseband chipset.

Thus, according to a notice issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the following car models use vulnerable TCUs:

Affected vehicles

BMW models built between 2009-2010
Ford (a program of 2G modems has been running since 2016 and thus the problem exists in a limited number of vehicles equipped with the P-HEV.
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
Nissan 2011-2015 Leaf

The two defects relate to a buffer overflow in the TCU element processing the AT commands (CVE-2017-9647) and a flaw that allows attackers to run code via one of the internal elements of the TCU (baseband radio) (CVE-2017-9633).

In the first vulnerability the attacker would need physics on the target car, while the second can be exploited from remote locations. Exploit code (Proof-of-concept or PoC) is available for both flaws.

The car makers involved said the defects allow attackers only access to the car's entertainment system and not to critical operations such as braking, engine control or vehicle doors.

BMW said it would "provide service to affected customers" and Nissan said it would turn off 2G modems (TCUs) for all affected customers for free. This measure also applies to owners of Nissan-owned Infiniti cars.

Ford said it started disabling all 2G modem from last year, 2016. The company has told ICS-CERT that there are very few 2G modems on the market.

Security researchers Mickey Shkatov, Jesse Michael and Oleksandr Bazhaniuk from Advanced Threat The McAfee team presented their findings at the DEF CON security conference held in Las Vegas last week. (PDF)

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