CVE-2021-38400

Use of Password Hash with Insufficient Computational Effort for Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude

Description

An attacker with physical access to Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude Model 3120 can remove the hard disk drive or create a specially crafted USB to extract the password hash for brute force reverse engineering of the system password.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Boston Scientific is in the process of transitioning all users to a replacement programmer with enhanced security, the LATITUDE Programming System, Model 3300. Boston Scientific will not issue a product update to address the identified vulnerabilities in the ZOOM LATITUDE Programming System, Model 3120.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Third-Party Advisory cisa.gov
Affected: Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-21-273-01 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38400?
CVE-2021-38400 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-38400?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2021-38400: Boston Scientific is in the process of transitioning all users to a replacement programmer with enhanced security, the LATITUDE Programming System, Model 3300. Boston Scientific will not issue a product update to address the identified vulnerabilities in the ZOOM LATITUDE Programming System, Model 3120.
Is CVE-2021-38400 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-38400 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-38400?
CVE-2021-38400 affects Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE.
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