CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-16142

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Aug 27, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
3.5
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.x
2.9 LOW
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

On Mercedes-Benz C Class AMG Premium Plus c220 BlueTec vehicles, the Bluetooth stack mishandles %x and %c format-string specifiers in a device name in the COMAND infotainment software.

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
Comand Mercedes-benz - (including) - (including)

Potential Mitigations

References