CVE-2023-28904 (GCVE-0-2023-28904)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-06-28 15:37
Modified
2025-06-30 19:20
Severity ?
5.2 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Summary
A logic flaw leading to a RAM buffer overflow in the bootloader component of the MIB3 infotainment unit allows an attacker with physical access to the MIB3 ECU to bypass firmware signature verification and run arbitrary code in the infotainment system at boot process.
References
cve@asrg.iohttps://asrg.io/security-advisories/vulnerabilities-in-volkswagen-mib3-infotainment-part-2/
cve@asrg.iohttps://i.blackhat.com/EU-24/Presentations/EU-24-Parnishchev-OverTheAirVW.pdf
cve@asrg.iohttps://pcacybersecurity.com/resources/advisory/vulnerabilities-in-vw-mib3-infotainment-2
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://i.blackhat.com/EU-24/Presentations/EU-24-Parnishchev-OverTheAirVW.pdf
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Preh Car Connect GmbH (JOYNEXT GmbH) Volkswagen MIB3 infotainment system MIB3 OI MQB Version: 0   <
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