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CVE-2018-1170

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CVE-2018-1170

Published: Mar 2, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

This vulnerability allows adjacent attackers to inject arbitrary Controller Area Network messages on vulnerable installations of Volkswagen Customer-Link App 1.30 and HTC Customer-Link Bridge. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Customer-Link App and Customer-Link Bridge. The issue results from the lack of a proper protection mechanism against unauthorized firmware updates. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to inject CAN messages. Was ZDI-CAN-5264.

VendorProductVersions

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Customer-Link App

affected
1.30

Weaknesses (CWE)

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