CVE-2017-5149 Other in St. Jude Merlin@home Transmitter before 8.2.2
A man-in-the-middle attacker can intercept or modify communications between the medical transmitter and the web portal due to lack of endpoint verification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5149?
CVE-2017-5149 is a high-severity vulnerability in St. Jude Merlin@home Transmitter before 8.2.2, published on 13 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in St. Jude Medical Merlin@home, versions prior to Version 8.2.2 (RF models: EX1150; Inductive models: EX1100; and Inductive models: EX1100 with MerlinOnDemand capability). The identities of the endpoints for the communication channel between the transmitter and St. Jude Medical's web site, Merlin.net, are not verified. This may allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to access or influence communications between the identified endpoints.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5149?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Abbott Merlin\@home Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5149?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5149 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64pp-r5x2-fgff.