Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) - CVE-2021-43552

 

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) - CVE-2021-43552

Published: November 19, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58251
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43552
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Philips
Affected software:
Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected product uses a hard-coded cryptographic key. A local user can recover the encrypted data.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-43552

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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