CVE-2018-10597
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 · uneditedIntelliVue 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 allows an unauthenticated attacker to access memory ("write-what-where") from an attacker-chosen device address within the same subnet.
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 confidenceThis is a memory corruption vulnerability in Philips IntelliVue patient monitors and Avalon fetal/maternal monitors that allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same subnet to perform arbitrary memory writes (write-what-where condition) to any device-chosen memory address. This could enable code execution, denial of service, or manipulation of device functionality.
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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 versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 affected IntelliVue device models on your networkReview your asset inventory, network scans, or device management systems for Philips IntelliVue monitors with model numbers MP2, X2, MP30, MP50, MP70, NP90, MX700, or MX800Affected if Any of these eight model numbers are found in your environment
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Confirm device is network-connectedCheck if the identified device has an IP address and is reachable on your network by pinging the device or reviewing network access logsAffected if The device has network connectivity and an IP address on any subnet
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Verify network accessibility from untrusted segmentsReview firewall rules, VLAN configurations, and network segmentation to determine if the device is accessible from network segments outside of the dedicated medical device zoneAffected if The device is reachable from network segments beyond the isolated medical device network
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Check for exposed services on the deviceIf you have authorization and access, scan the device IP for open ports typically used by IntelliVue monitors (such as port 80/443 for web interfaces or proprietary medical device ports)Affected if The device has open network services that could accept packets from an unauthenticated attacker on the same subnet
You are affected if you have any Philips IntelliVue MP2, X2, MP30, MP50, MP70, NP90, MX700, or MX800 monitor with network connectivity, since all firmware versions of these models contain the memory corruption vulnerability.
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.
From vendor dataIsolate affected medical devices on a dedicated network segment with strict firewall rules to limit access to authorized systems only, and apply Philips firmware updates when available. Until patches are applied, enforce strict network access controls and monitor for suspicious activity.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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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-2018-10597 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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