Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency in Patient Information Center iX - CVE-2020-16224
Published: September 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46650
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16224
CWE-ID: CWE-130
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Philips
Affected software:
Patient Information Center iX
Patient Information Center iX
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software parses a formatted message or structure but does not handle or incorrectly handles a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the associated data. A remote attacker on the local network can cause the application on the surveillance station to restart.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16224
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.