CVEvulnerability
CVE-2019-6538
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-03-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.3 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 3.3 LOW — AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284, CWE-306, CWE-862
Description
The Conexus telemetry protocol utilized within Medtronic MyCareLink Monitor versions 24950 and 24952, CareLink Monitor version 2490C, CareLink 2090 Programmer, Amplia CRT-D, Claria CRT-D, Compia CRT-D, Concerto CRT-D, Concerto II CRT-D, Consulta CRT-D, Evera ICD, Maximo II CRT-D and ICD, Mirro ICD, Nayamed ND ICD, Primo ICD, Protecta ICD and CRT-D, Secura ICD, Virtuoso ICD, Virtuoso II ICD, Visia AF ICD, and Viva CRT-D does not implement authentication or authorization. An attacker with adjacent short-range access to an affected product, in situations where the product’s radio is turned on, can inject, replay, modify, and/or intercept data within the telemetry communication. This communication protocol provides the ability to read and write memory values to affected implanted cardiac devices; therefore, an attacker could exploit this communication protocol to change memory in the implanted cardiac device.
Affected configurations
• medtronic mycarelink monitor firmware 24950
• medtronic mycarelink monitor firmware 24952
• medtronic carelink monitor firmware 2490c
• medtronic carelink 2090 firmware
• medtronic amplia crt-d firmware
• medtronic claria crt-d firmware
• medtronic compia crt-d firmware
• medtronic concerto crt-d firmware
• medtronic concerto ii crt-d firmware
• medtronic consulta crt-d firmware
• medtronic evera icd firmware
• medtronic maximo ii crt-d and lcd firmware
• medtronic mirro icd firmware
• medtronic nayamed nd icd firmware
• medtronic primo icd firmware
• medtronic protecta icd and crt-d firmware
• medtronic secura icd firmware
• medtronic virtuoso icd firmware
• medtronic virtuoso ii icd firmware
• medtronic visia af icd firmware
• medtronic viva crt-d firmware
Related
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107544 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-19-080-01 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107544 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-19-080-01 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource