CVE-2018-18979
"Ascensia Contour NEXT ONE Android Initialization Vector Disclosure"
Description
An issue was discovered in the Ascensia Contour NEXT ONE application for Android before 2019-01-15. It has a statically coded initialization vector. Extraction of the initialization vector is necessary for deciphering communications between this application and the backend server. This, in combination with retrieving any user's encrypted data from the Ascensia cloud through another vulnerability, allows an attacker to obtain and modify any patient's medical information.
INFO
Published Date :
May 6, 2019, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
2.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-18979.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://depthsecurity.com/blog/medical-exploitation-you-are-now-diabetic | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-310 CWE-798 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://depthsecurity.com/blog/medical-exploitation-you-are-now-diabetic No Types Assigned https://depthsecurity.com/blog/medical-exploitation-you-are-now-diabetic Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-310 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ascensia:contour_diabetes:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-18979 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-2018-18979
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.29 }} 0.00%
score
0.64208
percentile