Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-16224

Description

In Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) Versions C.02, C.03, the software parses a formatted message or structure but does not handle or incorrectly handles a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the associated data, causing the application on the surveillance station to restart.

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Affected products

Philips/Patient Information Center Ix4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:philips:patient_information_center_ix:c.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:philips:patient_information_center_ix:c.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:philips:patient_information_center_ix:c.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: C.02, C.03
- (no CPE)range: C.02

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-254-01nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.philips.com/productsecuritynvd

News mentions

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Severity

MediumCVSS v3.1

6.5/ 10

Attack vector: Adjacent
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.59%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.42medium

cvss	0.423
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-130
Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

CVE ID

CVE-2020-16224

Credits

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Julian Suleder, Nils Emmerich, Birk Kauer of ERNW Research GmbH, Dr. Oliver Matula of ERNW Enno, and Rey Netzwerke GmbH reported these vulnerabilities to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Germany, in the context of the BSI project ManiMed (Manipulation of medical devices), which reported these to Philips.
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