The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows local attacks involving the USB or OBD-II interface. An attacker can bypass the code-signing protection mechanism for firmware updates, and consequently obtain a root shell.
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
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https://keenlab.tencent.com/en/Experimental_Security_Assessment_of_BMW_Cars_by_KeenLab.pdf | third party advisory exploit |
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/23/bmw_security_bugs/ | third party advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104258 | vdb entry third party advisory |