An improper authentication issue was discovered in Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11, all versions released before November 29, 2017. The security authentication mechanism used between the Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11 and single-patient use products can be bypassed, allowing for unauthorized devices to be connected to the generator, which could result in a loss of integrity or availability.
Published 2017-12-05 23:29:00
Updated 2019-10-09 23:23:44
Source ICS-CERT
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2017-14018

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14018

0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 30 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-14018

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.3
LOW AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
3.4
4.9
NIST
4.8
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
0.5
4.2
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-14018

  • When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
    Assigned by:
    • ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-14018

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