Memory corruption in Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer issue was discovered in the Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876) chipset on BMW several models produced between 2009-2010, Ford a limited number of P-HEV vehicles, Infiniti 2013 JX35, Infiniti 2014-2016 QX60, Infiniti 2014-2016 QX60 Hybrid, Infiniti 2014-2015 QX50, Infiniti 2014-2015 QX50 Hybrid, Infiniti 2013 M37/M56, Infiniti 2014-2016 Q70, Infiniti 2014-2016 Q70L, Infiniti 2015-2016 Q70 Hybrid, Infiniti 2013 QX56, Infiniti 2014-2016 QX 80, and Nissan 2011-2015 Leaf. A vulnerability in the temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI) may allow an attacker to access and control memory. This may allow remote code execution on the baseband radio processor of the TCU.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876) | Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876) Vendor— Affected Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 (PMB 8876) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9633
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8x7q-x834-pj4x
References
More Infineon S-gold 2 Pmb 8876 vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-07046 Stack-based buffer overflow in Continental AG Infineon S-Gold 2 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
- CVE-2017-9633 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9633 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8x7q-x834-pj4x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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