CVE-2024-12248 Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor
An attacker can achieve remote code execution on Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitors by sending specially formatted UDP requests that trigger an out-of-bounds write.
- 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-2024-12248?
CVE-2024-12248 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor, published on 30 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write, which could allow an attacker to send specially formatted UDP requests in order to write arbitrary data. This could result in remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12248?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12248?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12248 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-12248 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12248 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5vx-f3xq-8wcg.