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medium 6.5

CVE-2020-16224 json

Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

published 2020-09-11 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-8190

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) Versions C.02, C.03, the software parses a formatted message or structure but does not handle or incorrectly handles a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the associated data, causing the application on the surveillance station to restart.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSMA-20-254-01 updated cvss 6.5

Philips Patient Monitoring Devices (Update C)

  • Philips IntelliVue patient monitor MP2-MP90 <=N Philips IntelliVue patient monitor MX100 <=N Philips IntelliVue patient monitor MX400-MX850 <=N
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Philips released the following versions to remediate reported vulnerabilities:” usa.philips.com
  • Philips IntelliVue X2 <=N Philips IntelliVue X3 <=N
    affected: mitigation “Philips released the following versions to remediate reported vulnerabilities:” incenter.medical.philips.com
  • Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) B.02, C.02, C.03 Philips PerformanceBridge Focal Point A.01
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Philips released the following versions to remediate reported vulnerabilities:” incenter.medical.philips.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-130 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

References

Sources

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