VDB-124520 · CVE-2018-8842 · BID 105194

Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-8842. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1 (Medical Device Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. The Philips e-Alert communication channel is not encrypted which could therefore lead to disclosure of personal contact information and application login credentials from within the same subnet.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2018. The weakness was published 09/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at usa.philips.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-8842 since 03/19/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 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 105194†). Similar entries are available at VDB-109655, VDB-114821, VDB-115070 and VDB-115071. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Timelineinfo

03/19/2018 🔍
08/30/2018 +163 days 🔍
09/26/2018 +26 days 🔍
09/26/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/27/2020 +547 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: philips.ch

Advisory: usa.philips.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-8842 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124520
SecurityFocus: 105194

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2018 09:23
Updated: 03/27/2020 08:38
Changes: 09/27/2018 09:23 (59), 03/27/2020 08:38 (2)
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