VDB-124524 · CVE-2018-8850 · BID 105194

Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-8850. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1 (Medical Device Software). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software does not validate input properly, allowing an attacker to craft the input in a form that is not expected by the rest of the application. This would lead to parts of the unit receiving unintended input, which may result in altered control flow, arbitrary control of a resource, or arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2018. The weakness was shared 09/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at usa.philips.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-8850 since 03/19/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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†). The entries VDB-109655, VDB-114821, VDB-115070 and VDB-115071 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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03/19/2018 🔍
08/30/2018 +163 days 🔍
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09/26/2018 +26 days 🔍
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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-2018-8850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124524
SecurityFocus: 105194 - Multiple Philips e-Alert ICSA-18-242-01 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2018 09:25
Updated: 03/27/2020 08:44
Changes: 09/27/2018 09:25 (59), 03/27/2020 08:44 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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