CVE-2016-8375 Information disclosure in BD Alaris 8015 through 9.7 and 8000
An attacker with physical access can extract unencrypted wireless credentials and sensitive data from the device's flash memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8375?
CVE-2016-8375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BD Alaris 8015 through 9.7 and 8000, published on 13 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) Alaris 8015 Point of Care (PC) unit, Version 9.5 and prior versions, and Version 9.7, and 8000 PC unit. An unauthorized user with physical access to an affected Alaris PC unit may be able to obtain unencrypted wireless network authentication credentials and other sensitive technical data by disassembling the PC unit and accessing the device's flash memory. The Alaris 8015 PC unit, Version 9.7, and the 8000 PC unit store wireless network authentication credentials and other sensitive technical data on internal flash memory. Accessing the internal flash memory of the affected device would require special tools to extract data and carrying out this attack at a healthcare facility would increase the likelihood of detection.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8375?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bd Alaris 8015 Pc Unit.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8375?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8375 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8375 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8375 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in BD Alaris 8015 through 9.7 and 8000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3ghh-4p87-43pm.