CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-14018

Improper Authentication

Published: Dec 05, 2017 | Modified: Oct 09, 2019
CVSS 3.x
4.8
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS 2.x
3.3 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An improper authentication issue was discovered in Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11, all versions released before November 29, 2017. The security authentication mechanism used between the Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11 and single-patient use products can be bypassed, allowing for unauthorized devices to be connected to the generator, which could result in a loss of integrity or availability.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Endo-surgery_generator_gen11_firmware Ethicon - (including) - (including)

Potential Mitigations

References