What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-5149?

CVE-2017-5149 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.9 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Merlin Home Firmware CVE-2017-5149

HIGH

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2017-02-13 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Merlin Home Firmware

8.9

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.9 HIGH

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 13, 2017 - 22:59 cve.org

HIGH 8.9

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue was discovered in St. Jude Medical Merlin@home, versions prior to Version 8.2.2 (RF models: EX1150; Inductive models: EX1100; and Inductive models: EX1100 with MerlinOnDemand capability). The identities of the endpoints for the communication channel between the transmitter and St. Jude Medical's web site, Merlin.net, are not verified. This may allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to access or influence communications between the identified endpoints.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in St. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. An issue was discovered in St. Jude Medical Merlin@home, versions prior to Version 8.2.2 (RF models: EX1150; Inductive models: EX1100; and Inductive models: EX1100 with MerlinOnDemand capability). The identities of the endpoints for the communication channel between the transmitter and St. Jude Medical's web site, Merlin.net, are not verified. This may allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to access or influence communications between the identified endpoints. Affected products include: Abbott Merlin\@Home Firmware. Version information: Version 8.2.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.