CVE-2018-18979
High
Description
An issue was discovered in the Ascensia Contour NEXT ONE application for Android before 2019-01-15. It has a statically coded initialization vector. Extraction of the initialization vector is necessary for deciphering communications between this application and the backend server. This, in combination with retrieving any user's encrypted data from the Ascensia cloud through another vulnerability, allows an attacker to obtain and modify any patient's medical information.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.4
Exploit probability—
ProductAscensia Contour Diabetes
PublishedMay 6, 2019
First seenMay 6, 2019
How to fix
Update
- ascensia contour_diabetes2.5.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ascensia contour_diabetes | v < 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 |
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