CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5149

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered in St. Jude Medical Merlin@home, versions prior to 8.2.2, where the identities of the endpoints for the communication channel between the transmitter and Merlin.net are not verified. This may allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to access or influence communications between the identified endpoints.

Risk Assessment

The lack of endpoint identity verification poses a risk of interception or manipulation of data transmitted between the device and the service, potentially leading to serious consequences for patient safety.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update devices to version 8.2.2 or later to ensure endpoint identity verification and minimize the risk of man-in-the-middle attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in St. Jude Medical Merlin@home, versions prior to Version 8.2.2 (RF models: EX1150; Inductive models: EX1100; and Inductive models: EX1100 with MerlinOnDemand capability). The identities of the endpoints for the communication channel between the transmitter and St. Jude Medical's web site, Merlin.net, are not verified. This may allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to access or influence communications between the identified endpoints.

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