CVE-2020-16216 Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Input Validation
Attackers can cause a denial-of-service condition via improper input validation, leading to system restarts on Philips IntelliVue patient monitors.
- 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-2020-16216?
CVE-2020-16216 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Philips IntelliVue, published on 11 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In IntelliVue patient monitors MX100, MX400-550, MX600, MX700, MX750, MX800, MX850, MP2-MP90, and IntelliVue X2 and X3 Versions N and prior, the product receives input or data but does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties required to process the data safely and correctly, which can induce a denial-of-service condition through a system restart.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16216?
It affects 13 products.
Products include Philips Intellivue Mp2-Mp90 Firmware, Philips Intellivue Mx100 Firmware, Philips Intellivue Mx400 Firmware, Philips Intellivue Mx550 Firmware, Philips Intellivue Mx600 Firmware, Philips Intellivue Mx700 Firmware and 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16216 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-2020-16216 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Philips IntelliVue
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3cv-8v59-5mh6.