VDB-117379 · CVE-2018-8857 · BID 104088

Philips Brilliance CT on Windows hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Philips Brilliance CT, Brilliance iCT, Brilliance iCT SP and Brilliance CT Big Bore on Windows and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8857. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Philips Brilliance CT, Brilliance iCT, Brilliance iCT SP and Brilliance CT Big Bore on Windows (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Philips Brilliance CT software (Brilliance 64 version 2.6.2 and prior, Brilliance iCT versions 4.1.6 and prior, Brillance iCT SP versions 3.2.4 and prior, and Brilliance CT Big Bore 2.3.5 and prior) contains fixed credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. An attacker could compromise these credentials and gain access to the system.

The bug was discovered 05/03/2018. The weakness was shared 05/04/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at usa.philips.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-8857 since 03/20/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104088†). The entries VDB-109655, VDB-114821, VDB-115070 and VDB-115071 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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03/20/2018 🔍
05/03/2018 +44 days 🔍
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05/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
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05/05/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/02/2020 +638 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: philips.ch

Advisory: usa.philips.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-8857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117379
SecurityFocus: 104088 - Philips Brilliance Computed Tomography Systems Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2018 17:28
Updated: 02/02/2020 15:36
Changes: 05/05/2018 17:28 (58), 02/02/2020 15:36 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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