National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-3386

Overview

Unspecified vulnerability in Medtronic Paradigm wireless insulin pump 512, 522, 712, and 722 allows remote attackers to modify the delivery of an insulin bolus dose and cause a denial of service (adverse human health effects) via unspecified vectors involving wireless communications and knowledge of the device's serial number, as demonstrated by Jerome Radcliffe at the Black Hat USA conference in August 2011. NOTE: the vendor has disputed the severity of this issue, saying "we believe the risk of deliberate, malicious, or unauthorized manipulation of medical devices is extremely low... we strongly believe it would be extremely difficult for a third-party to wirelessly tamper with your insulin pump... you would be able to detect tones on the insulin pump that weren't intentionally programmed and could intervene accordingly."

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External Source: XF

Name: paradigm-insulin-pump-dos(69643)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/69643

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.scmagazineus.com/black-hat-insulin-pumps-can-be-hacked/article/209106/

Hyperlink:http://www.scmagazineus.com/black-hat-insulin-pumps-can-be-hacked/article/209106/

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.loop-blog.com/Blog_Full_Post?id=a09C000000Dbz3JIAR

Hyperlink:http://www.loop-blog.com/Blog_Full_Post?id=a09C000000Dbz3JIAR

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/231600265

Hyperlink:http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/231600265

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HackersCanKillDiabeticsWithInsulinPumpsFromAHalfMileAwayUmNoFactsVsJournalisticFearMongering.aspx

Hyperlink:http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HackersCanKillDiabeticsWithInsulinPumpsFromAHalfMileAwayUmNoFactsVsJournalisticFearMongering.aspx

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/04/insulin-pumps-vulnerable-to-hacking/?test=faces

Hyperlink:http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/04/insulin-pumps-vulnerable-to-hacking/?test=faces

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/231300312/getting-root-on-the-human-body.html

Hyperlink:http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/231300312/getting-root-on-the-human-body.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://sixuntilme.com/blog2/2011/08/hacked_jay_radcliffe_insulin_p.html

Hyperlink:http://sixuntilme.com/blog2/2011/08/hacked_jay_radcliffe_insulin_p.html