CVE-2017-12701 Denial of service in Luna CPAP Machine

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can crash the Wi-Fi module of BMC Medical Luna CPAP machines, causing a denial-of-service condition.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-12701?

CVE-2017-12701 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in BMC Medical Luna CPAP Machine, published on 17 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BMC Medical Luna CPAP Machines released prior to July 1, 2017, contain an improper input validation vulnerability which may allow an authenticated attacker to crash the CPAP's Wi-Fi module resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12701?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cpap Luna Cpap Machine Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-12701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q39x-22cj-29g3.

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