CVE-2018-18984

Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106215	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/carelink-9790-2090-29901.html
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-347-01	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106215	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-347-01	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:carelink_2090_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:carelink_2090_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:carelink_9790_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:carelink_9790_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:29901_encore_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:29901_encore_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-12-14 15:29

Updated : 2025-05-22 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-18984

Mitre link : CVE-2018-18984

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-18984

JSON object : View

Products Affected

medtronic

carelink_2090_programmer
29901_encore_programmer
carelink_2090_programmer_firmware
carelink_9790_programmer
29901_encore_programmer_firmware
carelink_9790_programmer_firmware

CWE

CWE-311

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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