Over-the-Air - How We Remotely Compromised the Gateway, BCM, and Autopilot ECUs of Tesla Cars
Explore the intricacies of remotely compromising Tesla car systems in this Black Hat conference presentation. Delve into the technical details of exploiting multiple zero-day vulnerabilities across various in-vehicle components, including the Gateway, BCM, and Autopilot ECUs. Learn about the inner workings of over-the-air technology and the new attack chain developed during Tesla hacking in 2017. Examine topics such as memory manipulation, kernel exploration, AppArmor rules, firmware deployment processes, and the exploitation of Easter egg functionalities. Gain insights into the presenters' methods for achieving root access, patching different ECUs, and fully compromising Tesla vehicles. Understand Tesla's response to these findings and subsequent security enhancements implemented to address the vulnerabilities.