Philips Patient Information Center iX Certificate Enrollment Service improper validation of syntactic correctness of input

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Philips Patient Information Center iX, PerformanceBridge Focal Point and IntelliVue Patient Monitor. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Certificate Enrollment Service. The manipulation leads to improper validation of syntactic correctness of input. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-16220. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Philips Patient Information Center iX, PerformanceBridge Focal Point and IntelliVue Patient Monitor (Medical Device Software) (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Certificate Enrollment Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper validation of syntactic correctness of input vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1286. The product receives input that is expected to be well-formed - i.e., to comply with a certain syntax - but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input complies with the syntax. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) Versions C.02, C.03, PerformanceBridge Focal Point Version A.01, the product receives input that is expected to be well-formed (i.e., to comply with a certain syntax) but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input complies with the syntax, causing the certificate enrollment service to crash. It does not impact monitoring but prevents new devices from enrolling.

The weakness was disclosed 09/11/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.cisa.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-16220 since 07/31/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

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Class: Improper validation of syntactic correctness of input
CWE: CWE-1286 / CWE-20
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07/31/2020 🔍
09/11/2020 +42 days 🔍
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02/24/2026 +1992 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: philips.ch

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

CVE: CVE-2020-16220 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-16220
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161147
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2020 21:58
Updated: 02/24/2026 05:03
Changes: 09/11/2020 21:58 (37), 09/11/2020 22:01 (18), 02/24/2026 05:03 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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