8.9
HIGH
CVE-2017-5149
St. Jude Medical Merlin@home URL Verification Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in St. Jude Medical Merlin@home, versions prior to Version 8.2.2 (RF models: EX1150; Inductive models: EX1100; and Inductive models: EX1100 with MerlinOnDemand capability). The identities of the endpoints for the communication channel between the transmitter and St. Jude Medical's web site, Merlin.net, are not verified. This may allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to access or influence communications between the identified endpoints.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5149 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 merlin\@home_firmware
2 Abbott merlin\@home_ex1100
3 Abbott merlin\@home_ex1150
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-2017-5149.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95331 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-009-01A Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95331 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-009-01A Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5149 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abbott:merlin\@home_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:st._jude_medical:merlin\@home_ex1100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:st._jude_medical:merlin\@home_ex1150:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abbott:merlin\@home_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:abbott:merlin\@home_ex1100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:abbott:merlin\@home_ex1150:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:st._jude_medical:merlin@home_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 OR *cpe:2.3:o:abbott:merlin@home_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-476
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95331 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95331 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-009-01A No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-009-01A Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:st._jude_medical:merlin\@home_firmware:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:st._jude_medical:merlin\@home_ex1100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:st._jude_medical:merlin\@home_ex1150:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95331 [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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.00%

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0.32746

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