CVE-2024-37602

Feb. 14, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

4.6
Medium

Description

An issue was discovered in Mercedes Benz NTG (New Telematics Generation) 6 through 2021. A possible NULL pointer dereference in the Apple Car Play function affects NTG 6 head units. To perform this attack, physical access to Ethernet pins of the head unit base board is needed. With a static IP address, an attacker can connect via the internal network to the AirTunes / AirPlay service. With prepared HTTP requests, an attacker can cause the Car Play service to fail.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Mercedes Benz NTG 6 head units
  • 6 through 2021

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

References

https://securelist.com/mercedes-benz-head-unit-security-research/115218/

Tags

cve@mitre.org
CWE-476
2025-02-13
CVE-2024-37602

CVSS Score

4.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: PHYSICAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Feb. 13, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 14, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

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