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AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:A reflects RTSP service adjacency requirement; PR:N confirmed by description and CVSS source; full C/H/I/A impact per arbitrary code execution on device.
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Sony XAV-9500ES RTSP SETUP Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-9500ES devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of SETUP RTSP packets. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-29042.
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Sony XAV-9500ES car media receivers is achievable via a classic buffer overflow in the device's RTSP server, exploitable by unauthenticated network-adjacent attackers without user interaction. Sending a crafted RTSP SETUP packet with an oversized field overflows a fixed-length buffer, corrupting memory and enabling arbitrary code execution in the device's context. …
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| Exploitation | The attacker must be network-adjacent to the target device - on the same Wi-Fi network or local network segment as the XAV-9500ES (CVSS AV:A). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.0 score of 8.8 with vector AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H accurately captures the severity: trivial to exploit (AC:L, PR:N, UI:N) with full CIA impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Apply the firmware update provided by Sony via the official support page at https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/mobile-cd-players-digital-media-players-xav-series/xav-9500es/software/00274922. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-63426
GHSA-w47w-hvhg-f7v6