Out-of-bounds Read in Smiths-Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump

CVE-2017-12722

An Out-of-bounds Read issue was discovered in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, Version 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6. A third-party component used in the pump reads memory out of bounds, causing the communications module to crash. Smiths Medical assesses that the crash of the communications module would not impact the operation of the therapeutic module.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.024 (82.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12722?
CVE-2017-12722 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smiths-Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-12722?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.