CVE-2018-8842

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-8842
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-26 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:42:00 UTC
DescriptionPhilips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. The Philips e-Alert communication channel is not encrypted which could therefore lead to disclosure of personal contact information and application login credentials from within the same subnet.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-319

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Philips E-alert Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Philips e-Alert Unit | ICS-CERT MISC ics-cert.us-cert.gov Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Product Security | Philips CONFIRM www.usa.philips.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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