CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-9212

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: May 23, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

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

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Bluetooth_stack Bavarian_motor_works - (including) - (including)

Potential Mitigations

References