# What is CVE-2018-10601? > CVE-2018-10601 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.2) in Intellivue Mp2 Firmware from Philips, published on 5 June 2018. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.4%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-10601 ## At a glance - **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. - **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 47 out of 100 (Medium); action: Plan remediation. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** High (CVSS 8.2 out of 10) - **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today - **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.4% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 5 June 2018 - **Record last updated:** 10 May 2021 - **Main product:** Intellivue Mp2 Firmware from Philips - **Affected products:** 36 ## What is CVE-2018-10601? In plain terms An attacker has to be on the same local network without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data and take it offline. ### The official description IntelliVue Patient Monitors MP Series (including MP2/X2/MP30/MP50/MP70/NP90/MX700/800) Rev B-M, IntelliVue Patient Monitors MX (MX400-550) Rev J-M and (X3/MX100 for Rev M only), and Avalon Fetal/Maternal Monitors FM20/FM30/FM40/FM50 with software Revisions F.0, G.0 and J.3 have a vulnerability that exposes an "echo" service, in which an attacker-sent buffer to an attacker-chosen device address within the same subnet is copied to the stack with no boundary checks, hence resulting in stack overflow. ### What kind of flaw is it? - CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write - CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow ### How an attack on it works - Where an attacker can be: On the same local network - How hard it is to pull off: Hard: conditions must line up - Login needed first: No login needed - Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything - What an attacker gets: Can read data and take it offline Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H` ## Is CVE-2018-10601 being exploited? Not that we know of It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%. ### Timeline - 5 June 2018: Published - 10 May 2021: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2018-10601 scores **47 out of 100 (Medium)**, with the action "Plan remediation". Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less: - Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor - How severe it is: strong factor - How widely exposed it is: smaller factor - Threat activity around it: smaller factor 85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it. ## Who is affected by CVE-2018-10601? The published record lists 36 products. - [Intellivue Mp2 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mp2_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - Avalon Fetal/maternal Monitors Fm20 by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - Avalon Fetal/maternal Monitors Fm20 Firmware by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - Avalon Fetal/maternal Monitors Fm30 by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - Avalon Fetal/maternal Monitors Fm30 Firmware by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - Avalon Fetal/maternal Monitors Fm40 by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - Avalon Fetal/maternal Monitors Fm40 Firmware by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - Avalon Fetal/maternal Monitors Fm50 by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - Avalon Fetal/maternal Monitors Fm50 Firmware by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mp2](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mp2) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mp30](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mp30) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mp30 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mp30_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mp50](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mp50) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mp50 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mp50_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mp70](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mp70) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mp70 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mp70_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx100](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx100) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx100 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx100_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx400](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx400) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx400 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx400_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx450](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx450) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx450 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx450_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx500](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx500) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx500 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx500_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx550](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx550) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx550 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx550_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx700](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx700) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx700 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx700_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx800](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx800) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Mx800 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_mx800_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue Np90](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_np90) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue Np90 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_np90_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue X2](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_x2) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue X2 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_x2_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified - [Intellivue X3](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_x3) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Hardware): version not specified - [Intellivue X3 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/philips/intellivue_x3_firmware) by [Philips](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/philips) (Operating system): version not specified ## How do I fix CVE-2018-10601? 1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list. 2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the latest update from the vendor. The references list where the vendor has published details. 3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in. 4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood. ### References - [ics-cert.us-cert.gov](https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-156-01) (Third-party advisory, Government resource) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2018-10601? CVE-2018-10601 is a high-severity flaw in Intellivue Mp2 Firmware from Philips, published on 5 June 2018. An attacker has to be on the same local network without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data and take it offline. ### How serious is CVE-2018-10601? It scores 8.2 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is high. Our risk score for CVE-2018-10601 is 47 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. ### Is CVE-2018-10601 being exploited? It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2018-10601 affect? For Intellivue Mp2 Firmware from Philips: version not specified. The record lists 36 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page. ### How do I fix CVE-2018-10601? Install the update the vendor names in its advisory. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet. ## Does CVE-2018-10601 affect you? Precursor Intelligence keeps checking for you: - **Tell us what you run.** Pick your software from a list, or let us work it out from your website. - **We match it to every flaw.** Over 400,000 published flaws, checked against your list. - **Ranked by real-world risk.** Every flaw gets a 0 to 100 risk score, kept up to date, led by evidence criminals are using it. - **Told as soon as we know.** An alert by email, in the app or by webhook to your own tools. Start free (no card, nothing to install): https://www.precursorintelligence.com/register Book a demo: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/contact