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Improper Access Control

CVE-2016-2354

High
8.8/10

Summary

The Bluetooth functionality in Lemur Vehicle Monitors BlueDriver before 2016-04-07 supports unrestricted pairing without a PIN, which allows remote attackers to send arbitrary CAN commands by leveraging access to a device inside or adjacent to the vehicle, as demonstrated by a CAN command to disrupt braking or steering.

  • LOW
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published