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CVE-2020-25187 Detail

Current Description

Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 is  vulnerable when an authenticated attacker runs a debug command, which can be sent to the patient reader and cause a heap overflow event within the MCL Smart Patient Reader software stack. The heap overflow could allow an attacker to remotely execute code on the MCL Smart Patient Reader, potentially leading to control of the device


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-smart-security-vulnerability-patch.html ICS-CERT
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-345-01 CVE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-20-345-01 ICS-CERT

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow ICS-CERT  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-25187
NVD Published Date:
12/14/2020
NVD Last Modified:
05/22/2025
Source:
ICS-CERT