CVE-2018-1170 – Volkswagen Customer-Link App Protection Mechanism Failure CAN Message Injection Vulnerability

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2018-1170

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. • https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-214 • CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure •