CVE-2017-12701
Description
BMC Medical Luna CPAP Machines released prior to July 1, 2017, contain an improper input validation vulnerability which may allow an authenticated attacker to crash the CPAP's Wi-Fi module resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
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Improper input validation in BMC Medical Luna CPAP machines released before July 1, 2017, allows authenticated attackers to crash the Wi-Fi module, causing a denial-of-service condition.
Vulnerability
The vulnerability is an improper input validation (CWE-20) in the Wi-Fi module of BMC Medical Luna CPAP machines released prior to July 1, 2017 [1]. The affected products include all devices released before that date. The issue does not affect the therapeutic functionality; only the communication module is impacted.
Exploitation
An authenticated attacker can send crafted input to the CPAP's Wi-Fi module, causing it to crash [1]. The attacker must have network access and valid authentication to the device's Wi-Fi interface. No user interaction is required beyond authentication.
Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial-of-service condition of the Wi-Fi module, preventing the device from communicating via Wi-Fi [1]. The device continues to deliver therapy normally, so patient safety is not directly compromised.
Mitigation
For devices released after July 1, 2017, the vulnerability has been addressed. For devices released before that date, BMC Medical and 3B Medical offer no mitigations [1]. No fix or workaround is provided for affected units.
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Affected products
2- Range: released prior to July 1, 2017
- BMC Medical/Luna CPAP Machinev5Range: all devices released prior to July 1, 2017.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100354mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-227-01mitrex_refsource_MISC
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