CVE-2017-12712

Summary

CVECVE-2017-12712
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-25 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:23:00 UTC
DescriptionThe authentication algorithm in Abbott Laboratories pacemakers manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017, which involves an authentication key and time stamp, can be compromised or bypassed, which may allow a nearby attacker to issue unauthorized commands to the pacemaker via RF communications. CVSS v3 base score: 7.5, CVSS vector string: AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Abbott has developed a firmware update to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Abbott Accent - All All All
Hardware Abbott Accent - All All All
Operating System Abbott Accent Firmware All All All All
Operating System Abbott Accent Firmware All All All All
Hardware Abbott Accent Mri - All All All
Hardware Abbott Accent Mri - All All All
Operating System Abbott Accent Mri Firmware All All All All
Operating System Abbott Accent Mri Firmware All All All All
Hardware Abbott Accent St - All All All
Hardware Abbott Accent St - All All All
Operating System Abbott Accent St Firmware All All All All
Operating System Abbott Accent St Firmware All All All All
Hardware Abbott Allure - All All All
Hardware Abbott Allure - All All All
Operating System Abbott Allure Firmware All All All All
Operating System Abbott Allure Firmware All All All All
Hardware Abbott Anthem - All All All
Hardware Abbott Anthem - All All All
Operating System Abbott Anthem Firmware All All All All
Operating System Abbott Anthem Firmware All All All All
Hardware Abbott Assurity - All All All
Hardware Abbott Assurity - All All All
Operating System Abbott Assurity Firmware All All All All
Operating System Abbott Assurity Firmware All All All All
Hardware Abbott Assurity Mri - All All All
Hardware Abbott Assurity Mri - All All All
Operating System Abbott Assurity Mri Firmware All All All All
Operating System Abbott Assurity Mri Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Abbott Laboratories’ Accent/Anthem, Accent MRI, Assurity/Allure, and Assurity MRI Pacemaker Vulnerabilities | ICS-CERT MISC ics-cert.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Multiple Abbott Pacemakers Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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