CVE-2018-8854 Denial of service in e-Alert Unit (non-medical device)
Attackers can cause resource exhaustion in Philips e-Alert Units, leading to denial of service for the device.
- 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-2018-8854?
CVE-2018-8854 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), published on 26 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software does not properly restrict the size or amount of resources requested or influenced by an actor, which can be used to consume more resources than intended.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Philips E-Alert Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8854 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-2018-8854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device)
- CVE-2018-8850 Code injection in e-Alert Unit (non-medical device)
- CVE-2018-8856 Hardcoded credentials in e-Alert Unit (non-medical device)
- CVE-2018-8842 Information disclosure in e-Alert Unit (non-medical device)
- CVE-2018-8844 Cross-site request forgery in e-Alert Unit (non-medical device)
- CVE-2018-8852 Auth bypass in e-Alert Unit (non-medical device)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rr2x-3jrw-67xx.