Philips SureSigns VS4 up to A.07.107 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Philips SureSigns VS4 up to A.07.107. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-16237. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Philips SureSigns VS4 up to A.07.107. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties required to process the data safely and correctly.

The weakness was published 08/21/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.cisa.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-16237 since 07/31/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 EUVD (EUVD-2020-8203). Similar entries are available at VDB-160146 and VDB-160147. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
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Timelineinfo

07/31/2020 🔍
08/21/2020 +21 days 🔍
08/22/2020 +1 days 🔍
06/05/2025 +1747 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: philips.ch

Advisory: us-cert.cisa.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-16237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-16237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-160145
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2020 09:05
Updated: 06/05/2025 01:35
Changes: 08/22/2020 09:05 (37), 08/22/2020 09:10 (17), 06/05/2025 00:39 (29), 06/05/2025 01:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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