CVE-2017-12714

Summary

Abbott Laboratories pacemakers manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017 do not restrict or limit the number of correctly formatted "RF wake-up" commands that can be received, which may allow a nearby attacker to repeatedly send commands to reduce pacemaker battery life. CVSS v3 base score: 5.3, CVSS vector string: AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. Abbott has developed a firmware update to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Abbott LaboratoriesAccent/Anthem, Accent MRI, Assurity/Allure, and Assurity MRI.All versions of pacemakers manufactured prior to August 28, 2017affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-920: Improper Restriction of power consumption CWE-920

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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