6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-12716
Abbott Laboratories Accent and Anthem Pacemakers Unencrypted Information Transmission
Description

Abbott Laboratories Accent and Anthem pacemakers manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017 transmit unencrypted patient information via RF communications to programmers and home monitoring units. Additionally, the Accent and Anthem pacemakers store the optional patient information without encryption. CVSS v3 base score: 3.1, CVSS vector string: AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. Abbott has developed a firmware update to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.

INFO

Published Date :

April 25, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12716 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 Abbott accent_firmware
2 Abbott anthem_firmware
3 Abbott accent_mri_firmware
4 Abbott accent_st_firmware
5 Abbott accent
6 Abbott anthem
7 Abbott accent_mri
8 Abbott accent_st
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-2017-12716.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12716 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-311
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-200 CWE-319
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abbott:accent_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) f0b.0e.7e OR cpe:2.3:h:abbott:accent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abbott:anthem_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) f0b.0e.7e OR cpe:2.3:h:abbott:anthem:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abbott:accent_mri_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) f10.08.6c OR cpe:2.3:h:abbott:accent_mri:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abbott:accent_st_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) f10.08.6c OR cpe:2.3:h:abbott:accent_st:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12716 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12716 weaknesses.

CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-37: Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data CAPEC-65: Sniff Application Code Sniff Application Code CAPEC-157: Sniffing Attacks Sniffing Attacks CAPEC-158: Sniffing Network Traffic Sniffing Network Traffic CAPEC-204: Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache CAPEC-383: Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring CAPEC-384: Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle CAPEC-385: Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation CAPEC-386: Application API Navigation Remapping Application API Navigation Remapping CAPEC-387: Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content CAPEC-388: Application API Button Hijacking Application API Button Hijacking CAPEC-477: Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content CAPEC-609: Cellular Traffic Intercept Cellular Traffic Intercept CAPEC-65: Sniff Application Code Sniff Application Code CAPEC-102: Session Sidejacking Session Sidejacking CAPEC-117: Interception Interception CAPEC-383: Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring CAPEC-477: Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content
Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} -0.01%

score

0.19053

percentile

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