CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-10988

Use of Obsolete Function

Published: Sep 04, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
3.4
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In Philips HDI 4000 Ultrasound Systems, all versions running on old, unsupported operating systems such as Windows 2000, the HDI 4000 Ultrasound System is built on an old operating system that is no longer supported. Thus, any unmitigated vulnerability in the old operating system could be exploited to affect this product.

Weakness

The code uses deprecated or obsolete functions, which suggests that the code has not been actively reviewed or maintained.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Hdi_4000_firmware Philips * *

Extended Description

As programming languages evolve, functions occasionally become obsolete due to:

Functions that are removed are usually replaced by newer counterparts that perform the same task in some different and hopefully improved way.

Potential Mitigations

References