CVE-2020-16237 (GCVE-0-2020-16237)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-21 12:11 – Updated: 2025-06-04 21:32
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Summary
Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties required to process the data safely and correctly.
Severity ?
2.1 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Philips SureSigns VS4 Affected: 0 , < A.07.107 (custom)
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Cleveland Clinic reported these vulnerabilities to Philips.
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