CVE-2024-23972
Sony XAV-AX5500 USB Configuration Descriptor Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In short
A Sony XAV-AX5500 car audio system can be hacked through a specially crafted USB device that overflows its memory buffer. An attacker with physical access to a USB port can run harmful code on the device without needing a password.
Technical detail
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the USB host driver of Sony XAV-AX5500 devices when processing malformed USB configuration descriptors. An attacker with physical access can supply a crafted USB device to trigger the overflow and achieve arbitrary code execution in the device context without authentication.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Sony XAV-AX5500 USB Configuration Descriptor Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-AX5500 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the USB host driver. A crafted USB configuration descriptor can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device.
Was ZDI-CAN-23185
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Sony · XAV-AX5500Want to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?
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