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medium 6.5

CVE-2020-16224 json

Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-8190

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) Versions C.02, C.03, the software parses a formatted message or structure but does not handle or incorrectly handles a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the associated data, causing the application on the surveillance station to restart.

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSMA-20-254-01 updated cvss 6.5

Philips Patient Monitoring Devices (Update C)

  • Philips IntelliVue patient monitor MP2-MP90 <=N Philips IntelliVue patient monitor MX100 <=N Philips IntelliVue patient monitor MX400-MX850 <=N
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Philips released the following versions to remediate reported vulnerabilities:” usa.philips.com
  • Philips IntelliVue X2 <=N Philips IntelliVue X3 <=N
    affected: mitigation “Philips released the following versions to remediate reported vulnerabilities:” incenter.medical.philips.com
  • Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) B.02, C.02, C.03 Philips PerformanceBridge Focal Point A.01
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Philips released the following versions to remediate reported vulnerabilities:” incenter.medical.philips.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-130 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

References

Sources

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