CVE-2024-23933
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSony XAV-AX5500 CarPlay TLV Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-AX5500 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the Apple CarPlay protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-23238
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceStack-based buffer overflow in Sony XAV-AX5500 CarPlay TLV parser. The vulnerability results from improper length validation of user-supplied data before copying into fixed-size stack buffers, allowing code execution in device context without authentication. Physical proximity is required for exploitation.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify device modelCheck the product label on the device or access the device's system information menu to confirm the model is Sony XAV-AX5500Affected if Device model is Sony XAV-AX5500 and the vulnerability applies only to this specific model
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Check firmware versionAccess device settings > System information or About on the head unit to retrieve the current firmware version. Compare against any vendor-released firmware updates.Affected if Firmware version has not been patched and falls within the affected range (if known)
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Verify CarPlay is enabledCheck device settings to confirm Apple CarPlay functionality is enabled. This is required for the TLV parser vulnerability to be reachable.Affected if CarPlay is enabled, making the TLV parser component active and potentially exploitable
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Inspect network/external access exposureReview physical connections and any external interfaces (USB, Bluetooth) that could be used to inject malicious CarPlay data during proximity attacks.Affected if Device has frequent physical access from multiple users or unknown devices
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Audit device behavior logsCheck for any unexpected device behavior, crashes, or unusual outputs in system logs if accessible via diagnostics port.Affected if Device shows unexplained crashes or anomalies that may indicate exploitation attempts
User is affected if they own a Sony XAV-AX5500 unit with CarPlay enabled and an unpatched firmware version.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor firmware update when released; until then, limit physical access to the vehicle and monitor for unauthorized device behavior.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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