PT-2018-5444 · Abbott Laboratories · Abbott Laboratories Pacemakers

Published 2018-04-25 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-12714

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Abbott Laboratories pacemakers (affected versions not specified), however, it is mentioned that the affected devices are those manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017.

Description: The issue concerns pacemakers that do not restrict or limit the number of correctly formatted "RF wake-up" commands that can be received. This may allow a nearby attacker to repeatedly send commands, potentially reducing pacemaker battery life.

Recommendations: For pacemakers manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017, apply the firmware update developed by Abbott to help mitigate the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-920

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-12714

Affected Products

Abbott Laboratories Pacemakers

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12714 · Security Note
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100523 · Note