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CVE-2021-43552 (GCVE-0-2021-43552)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-27 18:48 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:16
VLAI
Title
Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) and Efficia CM Series Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Summary
The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility encrypted data may be recovered from the Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) Versions B.02, C.02, and C.03.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) Affected: C.02
Affected: C.03
Affected: B.02
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Date Public
2021-11-18 00:00
Credits
Younes Dragoni, Andrea Palanca and Ivan Speziale of Nozomi Networks
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