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CVE-2017-12712

N/A
Published: April 25, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:03 AM UTC
20 products affected across 2 vendorsAccent St FirmwareAccent Mri FirmwareAccent Firmware

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The authentication algorithm in Abbott Laboratories pacemakers manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017, which involves an authentication key and time stamp, can be compromised or bypassed, which may allow a nearby attacker to issue unauthorized commands to the pacemaker via RF communications. CVSS v3 base score: 7.5, CVSS vector string: AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Abbott has developed a firmware update to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Accent Firmware· Abbott
95%
v < f0b.0e.7e
Affected range stops below f0b.0e.7e, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
abbott-accent (same device)
Accent Mri Firmware· Abbott
95%
v < f10.08.6c
Affected range stops below f10.08.6c, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
abbott-accent-mri (same device)
Accent St Firmware· Abbott
95%
v < f10.08.6c
Affected range stops below f10.08.6c, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
abbott-accent-st (same device)
Allure Firmware· Abbott
95%
v < f14.07.80
Affected range stops below f14.07.80, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
abbott-allure (same device)
Anthem Firmware· Abbott
95%
v < f0b.0e.7e
Affected range stops below f0b.0e.7e, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
abbott-anthem (same device)
Assurity Firmware· Abbott
95%
v < f14.07.80
Affected range stops below f14.07.80, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
abbott-assurity (same device)
Assurity Mri Firmware· Abbott
95%
v < f17.01.49
Affected range stops below f17.01.49, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
abbott-assurity-mri (same device)
Accent· Abbott Laboratories
60%
All versions of pacemakers manufactured prior to August 28, 2017
Accent MRI· Abbott Laboratories
60%
All versions of pacemakers manufactured prior to August 28, 2017
Allure· Abbott Laboratories
60%
All versions of pacemakers manufactured prior to August 28, 2017

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01

CVSS

8.3HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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