Vulnerability in Bd Alaris 8015 Pc Unit
CVE-2016-8375
An issue was discovered in Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) Alaris 8015 Point of Care (PC) unit, Version 9.5 and prior versions, and Version 9.7, and 8000 PC unit. An unauthorized user with physical access to an affected Alaris PC unit may be able to obtain unencrypted wireless network authentication credentials and other sensitive technical data by disassembling the PC unit and accessing the device's flash memory. The Alaris 8015 PC unit, Version 9.7, and the 8000 PC unit store wireless network authentication credentials and other sensitive technical data on internal flash memory. Accessing the internal flash memory of the affected device would require special tools to extract data and carrying out this attack at a healthcare facility would increase the likelihood of detection.
EPSS: 0.010 (59.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Bd Alaris_8015_pc_unit — versions 9.7
- N/a Bd Alaris 8015 Through 9.7 And 8000 — versions BD Alaris 8015 through 9.7 and 8000
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8375?
- CVE-2016-8375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bd Alaris 8015 Pc Unit, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2017-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8375?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.