# CVE-2019-10988: Misconfiguration in Philips HDI 4000 Ultrasound Systems

> Philips HDI 4000 Ultrasound Systems run on unsupported Windows 2000, exposing them to unpatched OS vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute code or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Low 3.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wrfj-h54j-3h3q

## What is CVE-2019-10988?

CVE-2019-10988 is a low-severity vulnerability in Philips HDI 4000 Ultrasound Systems, published on 4 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Philips HDI 4000 Ultrasound Systems, all versions running on old, unsupported operating systems such as Windows 2000, the HDI 4000 Ultrasound System is built on an old operating system that is no longer supported. Thus, any unmitigated vulnerability in the old operating system could be exploited to affect this product.

Weakness: CWE-477 (Use of Obsolete Function)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10988?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Philips Hdi 4000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-10988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10988 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10988 is a low-severity vulnerability in Philips HDI 4000 Ultrasound Systems, published on 4 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Philips HDI 4000 Ultrasound Systems. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10988/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10988/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10988
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10988
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10988

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