PT-2018-10596 · Vgate · Vgate Icar 2 Wi-Fi Obd2 Dongle

T. Weber · Published 2018-05-30 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-11477

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vgate iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle (affected versions not specified)

Description An issue was discovered where the data packets sent between the iOS or Android application and the OBD dongle are not encrypted. This, combined with the lack of wireless network protection, exposes all transferred car data to the public.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-319

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11477

Affected Products

Vgate Icar 2 Wi-Fi Obd2 Dongle

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11477 · Security Note
• https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/unprotected-wifi-access-unencrypted-data-transfer-in-vgate-icar2-wifi-obd2-dongle · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/66 · Note