Fast and Vulnerable: A Story of Telematic Failures
Fast and Vulnerable: A Story of Telematic Failures
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2015-08
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Ian D. Foster;Andrew Prudhomme;Karl Koscher;Stefan Savage
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Ian D. Foster;Andrew Prudhomme;Karl Koscher;Stefan Savage
Modern automobiles are complex distributed systems in which virtually all functionality--from acceleration and braking to lighting and HVAC -- is mediated by computerized controllers. The interconnected nature of these systems raises obvious security concerns and prior work has demonstrated that a vulnerability in any single component may provide the means to compromise the system as a whole. Thus, the addition of new components, and especially new components with external networking capability, creates risks that must be carefully considered. In this paper we examine a popular aftermarket telematics control unit (TCU) which connects to a vehicle via the standard OBD-II port. We show that these devices can be discovered, targeted, and compromised by a remote attacker and we demonstrate that such a compromise allows arbitrary remote control of the vehicle. This problem is particularly challenging because, since this is aftermarket equipment, it cannot be well addressed by automobile manufacturers themselves.