ICSMA-21-322-02: Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) and Efficia CM Series
CISA advisory · released 2021-11-18
Source record Collected from CISA's CSAF advisory feed
- Distribution label in the document: TLP:WHITE
- Revision 1, 2021-11-18 (final)
CISA's summary
Risk evaluation: Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker unauthorized access to data (including patient data) and create a denial of service resulting in temporary interruption of viewing physiological data at the central station. Exploitation does not enable modification or change to point-of-care devices.
Products, as the advisory lists them
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Philips | Efficia CM Series | A.01 <= C.0x | 4.0 |
| Philips | Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) | B.02 | C.02 | C.03 |
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware.
Vulnerabilities in this advisory
- CVE-2021-43548 · CWE-20
Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) Versions C.02 and C.03 receives input or data, but does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties required to process the data safely and correctly. CVE-2021-43548 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
- CVE-2021-43552 · CWE-321
The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility encrypted data may be recovered from the Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) Versions B.02, C.02, and C.03. CVE-2021-43552 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).
- CVE-2021-43550 · CWE-327
The use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm is an unnecessary risk that may result in the exposure of sensitive information, which affects the communications between Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) Versions C.02 and C.03 and Efficia CM Series Revisions A.01 to C.0x and 4.0. CVE-2021-43550 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).
Acknowledgments, as the advisory lists them
- Younes Dragoni, Andrea Palanca, Ivan Speziale, Nozomi Networks: reporting these vulnerabilities to CISA
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