BD Alaris Plus Medical Pump Vulnerability

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to impact the functionality of affected devices when they are connected to a terminal server using the serial port.

Threat ID:: CC-2633
Category:: Exploit
Threat Severity:: Low
Threat Vector:
Published:: 24 August 2018 12:00 AM

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Summary

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to impact the functionality of affected devices when they are connected to a terminal server using the serial port.

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

BD Alaris Plus medical syringe pumps

BD Alaris Plus medical syringe pumps - Version 2.3.6 and earlier (including CC, GH, GS and TIVA Series pumps)

Threat details

Please note that patient identifiable data is not exposed by this vulnerability.

For further information

Remediation steps

Type	Step
	Users should ensure that the affected devices are only used in a properly segmented network or as non-connected devices. BD have confirmed that this vulnerability cannot be exploited if the affected device is connected to an Alaris Gateway Workstation docking station. Users should ensure they use an Alaris Gateway Workstation solution, where possible.

CVE Vulnerabilities

Status

CVE-2018-14786

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:38 pm