4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-8375
BD Alaris Wireless Network Authentication Credential Disclosure
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 13, 2017, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 16, 2017, 5:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

0.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8375 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bd alaris_8015_pc_unit
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-8375.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96113 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-017-01 Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-017-02 Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8375 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-017-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-017-01 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-017-02 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-017-02 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96113 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96113 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-255
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bd:alaris_8015_pc_unit:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bd:alaris_8015_pc_unit:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96113 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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. An unauthorized user with physical access to an Alaris 8015 PC unit may be able to obtain unencrypted wireless network authentication credentials and other sensitive technical data by disassembling an Alaris 8015 PC unit and accessing the device's flash memory. The Alaris 8015 PC unit, Version 9.7 stores 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. 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.
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-017-01 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.41068

percentile

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