CVE-2017-12722
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An Out-of-bounds Read issue was discovered in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, Version 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6. A third-party component used in the pump reads memory out of bounds, causing the communications module to crash. Smiths Medical assesses that the crash of the communications module would not impact the operation of the therapeutic module.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedMedfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pumpcisa_csaf_ot
Email: info.asd@smiths-medical.com
- MitigationMQX RTOScisa_csaf_ot
NXP released MQX, Version 5.1 on January 31, 2018, which addresses both vulnerabilities.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–5.3
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump≤ Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pumpenisa_euvdEU
- smiths-medical medfusion 4000 wireless syringe infusion pump= 1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- smiths-medical medfusion 4000 wireless syringe infusion pump= 1.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- smiths-medical medfusion 4000 wireless syringe infusion pump= 1.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-17-285-04ANXP Semiconductors MQX RTOS (Update A)2017-10-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit.
- ICSMA-17-250-02ASmiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump Vulnerabilities (Update A)2017-09-07icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSMA-17-250-02 Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump Vulnerabilities that was published September 7, 2017, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100665cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101252cnnvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-250-02Acnnvd
- https://www.smiths-medical.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100665enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101252enisa_euvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-250-02Aenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100665Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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