I imagine it went something like this... "We can save costs if we combine all in-car computing to one processor. Plus, it will give us the ability to display engine stats on the CD display."
I seriously doubt anyone came up with: "What if someone writes a malicious .mp3 file?" But, if they did, I'm sure it was met with: "Bah, that's preposterous." From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 3:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: FW: Hacking Cars with MP3 Files Someone there asked the very same question... On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Sounds like poor system design. What reason on Earth justified tying the music player to the vehicle control systems? Kurt On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:44, Crawford, Scott <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Sounds like they need a good whitelisting solution ;) > > > > Feed: Schneier on Security > Posted on: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:14 AM > Author: schneier > Subject: Hacking Cars with MP3 Files > > > > Impressive research: > > By adding extra code to a digital music file, they were able to turn a song > burned to CD into a Trojan horse. When played on the car's stereo, this song > could alter the firmware of the car's stereo system, giving attackers an > entry point to change other components on the car. > > View article... > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
