CVE-2019-18256 Hardcoded credentials in BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S T-Line, CardioMessenger II-S GSM
Attackers with physical access can extract recoverable credentials to authenticate and decrypt local data in transit on CardioMessenger devices.
- 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-2019-18256?
CVE-2019-18256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S T-Line, CardioMessenger II-S GSM, published on 29 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II, The affected products use individual per-device credentials that are stored in a recoverable format. An attacker with physical access to the CardioMessenger can use these credentials for network authentication and decryption of local data in transit.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18256?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Biotronik Cardiomessenger Ii-S Gsm Firmware, Biotronik Cardiomessenger Ii-S T-Line Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18256?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-18256 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18256 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S T-Line, CardioMessenger II-S GSM
- CVE-2019-18254 Information disclosure in BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S T-Line, CardioMessenger II-S GSM
- CVE-2019-18246 Auth bypass in BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S T-Line, CardioMessenger II-S GSM
- CVE-2019-18248 Information disclosure in BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S T-Line, CardioMessenger II-S GSM
- CVE-2019-18252 Information disclosure in BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S T-Line, CardioMessenger II-S GSM
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qhvv-89m3-h89m.