CVE-2011-3386
What it is
Unspecified vulnerability in Medtronic Paradigm wireless insulin pump 512, 522, 712, and 722 allows remote attackers to modify the delivery of an insulin bolus dose and cause a denial of service (adverse human health effects) via unspecified vectors involving wireless communications and knowledge of the device's serial number, as demonstrated by Jerome Radcliffe at the Black Hat USA conference in August 2011. NOTE: the vendor has disputed the severity of this issue, saying "we believe the risk of deliberate, malicious, or unauthorized manipulation of medical devices is extremely low... we strongly believe it would be extremely difficult for a third-party to wirelessly tamper with your insulin pump... you would be able to detect tones on the insulin pump that weren't intentionally programmed and could intervene accordingly."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Medtronic Paradigm Wireless Insulin Pump 512
- Medtronic Paradigm Wireless Insulin Pump 522
- Medtronic Paradigm Wireless Insulin Pump 712
- Medtronic Paradigm Wireless Insulin Pump 722
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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References
- http://sixuntilme.com/blog2/2011/08/hacked_jay_radcliffe_insulin_p.html
- http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/231300312/getting-root-on-the-human-body.html
- http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/04/insulin-pumps-vulnerable-to-hacking/?test=faces
- http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HackersCanKillDiabeticsWithInsulinPumpsFromAHalfMileAwayUmNoFactsVsJournalisticFearMongering.aspx
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/231600265
- http://www.loop-blog.com/Blog_Full_Post?id=a09C000000Dbz3JIAR
- http://www.scmagazineus.com/black-hat-insulin-pumps-can-be-hacked/article/209106/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69643
- http://sixuntilme.com/blog2/2011/08/hacked_jay_radcliffe_insulin_p.html
- http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/231300312/getting-root-on-the-human-body.html
- http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/04/insulin-pumps-vulnerable-to-hacking/?test=faces
- http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HackersCanKillDiabeticsWithInsulinPumpsFromAHalfMileAwayUmNoFactsVsJournalisticFearMongering.aspx
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/231600265
- http://www.loop-blog.com/Blog_Full_Post?id=a09C000000Dbz3JIAR
- http://www.scmagazineus.com/black-hat-insulin-pumps-can-be-hacked/article/209106/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69643