CVE-2013-2808
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHeap-based buffer overflow in Xper in Philips Xper Information Management Physiomonitoring 5 components, Xper Information Management Vascular Monitoring 5 components, and Xper Information Management servers and workstations for Flex Cardio products before XperConnect 1.5.4.053 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request to the Connect broker on TCP port 6000.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceHeap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Philips Xper Information Management system components (Physiomonitoring 5, Vascular Monitoring 5, and Flex Cardio products). Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests to the Connect broker service listening on TCP port 6000.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versions<= 1.5.4.053all versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Philips Xper componentsCheck system inventory or installed programs for Philips Xper Information Management Physiomonitoring 5, Vascular Monitoring 5, Flex Cardio, or XperConnectAffected if Any of these products are present and the Connect broker service is accessible on port 6000
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Determine XperConnect versionLocate the XperConnect installation directory and check the version information (typically in application metadata or version file)Affected if XperConnect version is 1.5.4.053 or lower
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Verify Connect broker service statusCheck if the Connect broker service is running and listening on TCP port 6000 using netstat or equivalent network scanning toolAffected if Port 6000 is open and accepting connections on the affected system
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Confirm product is in affected familyConfirm the system runs Philips Xper Information Management Physiomonitoring 5, Vascular Monitoring 5, or Flex Cardio regardless of version, or XperConnect version 1.5.4.053 or belowAffected if The product is any version of Physiomonitoring 5, Vascular Monitoring 5, or Flex Cardio, or XperConnect version 1.5.4.053 or below, AND the Connect broker on port 6000 is network-accessible
The system is affected if it runs any Philips Xper Information Management component (Physiomonitoring 5, Vascular Monitoring 5, Flex Cardio all versions, or XperConnect version 1.5.4.053 or lower) AND has the Connect broker service on TCP port 6000 exposed and running.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade to XperConnect 1.5.4.053 SP2 or later. Until patched, isolate the Connect broker (port 6000) from untrusted networks using firewalls or network segmentation to reduce attack surface.
XperConnect 1.5.4.053 SP2
- Upgrade XperConnect to version 1.5.4.053 SP2 or later to remediate the heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability
- Apply the upgrade to all Xper Information Management servers and workstations running Flex Cardio products
- After upgrading, verify the Connect broker on TCP port 6000 is running the patched version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-2808 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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