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CVE-2018-14786: Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) Alaris Plus medical syringe pumps (models Alaris GS, Alaris GH, Alaris…

CVE-2018-14786 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.4 and NVD lists 4 affected products, including Bd Alaris Gs Firmware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction.

Vulnerability description

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) Alaris Plus medical syringe pumps (models Alaris GS, Alaris GH, Alaris CC, and Alaris TIVA) versions 2.3.6 and prior are affected by an improper authentication vulnerability where the software does not perform authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity, where it may allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to various Alaris Syringe pumps and impact the intended operation of the pump when it is connected to a terminal server via the serial port.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.4: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low. Some information is exposed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected products

  • Bd Alaris Gs Firmware: up to and including 2.3.6
  • Bd Alaris Gh Firmware: up to and including 2.3.6
  • Bd Alaris Cc Firmware: up to and including 2.3.6
  • Bd Alaris Tiva Firmware: up to and including 2.3.6

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