Denial of service in Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX)

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU58250

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43548

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX): B.02 - C.03

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:philips:patient_information_center_ix_pic_ix:B.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:philips:patient_information_center_ix_pic_ix:C.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:philips:patient_information_center_ix_pic_ix:C.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/icsma-21-322-02

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.