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Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

CVE-2017-9212

High
7.5/10

Summary

The Bluetooth stack on the BMW 330i 2011 allows a remote crash of the CD/Multimedia software via %x or %c format string specifiers in a device name.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

The software uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

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  • Published