CVE-2024-37602

An issue was discovered in Mercedes Benz NTG (New Telematics Generation) 6 through 2021. A possible NULL pointer dereference in the Apple Car Play function affects NTG 6 head units. To perform this attack, physical access to Ethernet pins of the head unit base board is needed. With a static IP address, an attacker can connect via the internal network to the AirTunes / AirPlay service. With prepared HTTP requests, an attacker can cause the Car Play service to fail.

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://securelist.com/mercedes-benz-head-unit-security-research/115218/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mercedes-benz:headunit_ntg6_mercedes-benz_user_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-13 23:15

Updated : 2025-06-27 16:12

NVD link : CVE-2024-37602

Mitre link : CVE-2024-37602

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-37602

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mercedes-benz

headunit_ntg6_mercedes-benz_user_experience

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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