Hospira MedNet Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Hospira MedNet before 6.1 uses hardcoded cryptographic keys for protection of data transmission from infusion pumps, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
CVE の解決策
Hospira has developed a new version of the MedNet software, MedNet
6.1. Hospira reports that MedNet 6.1 no longer uses hard-coded
passwords, hard-coded cryptographic keys, and no longer stores passwords
in clear text. Existing versions of MedNet can be upgraded to MedNet
6.1.
Hospira has produced mitigation recommendations that help mitigate
the vulnerability in the vulnerable version of JBoss Enterprise
Application Platform software, used in the MedNet software. This has
been addressed by Hospira through issuance of the following knowledge
based articles: Improving Security in Hospira MedNet 5.5 (August 2014)
and Improving Security in Hospira MedNet 5.8 (August 2014). For
additional information about Hospira’s new releases and mitigation
recommendations, contact Hospira’s technical support at 1-800-241-4002.
Category : Cryptographic Issues Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.