Vulnerability · Published Aug 1, 2025 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2025-8474Alpine iLX-507 CarPlay Stack-based Buffer Overflow Code Execution Vulnerability
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity stack buffer overflow in iLX-507 from Alpine. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Alpine iLX-507 CarPlay Stack-based Buffer Overflow Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Alpine iLX-507 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 root. Was ZDI-CAN-26318.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ZDI-25-763 x_research-advisory