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Vulnerability

Philips investigates conference-disclosed flaw in Xper Information Management System component

MedDevice Cyber Staff · Feb 21 · 2 min read · Via Philips security disclosure

Philips Healthcare said on February 21, 2013 that researchers at a recent cybersecurity conference in Florida had presented on a vulnerability in a system component of the Philips Xper Information Management System (Xper-IM).

The company said its engineering and product security staff had investigated the issue, and that it expected to ship a software update shortly once software validation was complete.

Public conference disclosure flips the usual order: hospitals hear about the flaw before the fix exists. Validation time on a regulated product is the gap operators have to cover with network controls.

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Remediation Desk

For ProvidersOperators, hospitals, and clinical engineering

Apply the Xper-IM software update Philips announced once it is released and validated. Until then, limit network exposure of the Xper Information Management System to the hosts that need it.

Track the Philips update. Watch for the Xper-IM software update Philips said would follow validation, and schedule it with Philips service.
Reduce exposure meanwhile. Restrict inbound connections to the Xper-IM system to known clinical hosts.
Review component inventory. Keep a list of the third-party and system components in Xper-IM so the next disclosure can be scoped quickly.

For Device ManufacturersFix the class in the product

The flaw is in the OS inside the controller, or a system past end of service still in the field. As the maker, own the embedded OS and server lifecycle as a safety obligation, design controllers to update in the field, and make every fault degrade to a defined safe state.

Own the OS lifecycle. Patch the OS and server components on a schedule with a tested delivery path.
Design for field update. And for planned replacement, so an unpatchable unit has a path off the network.
Degrade to safe. A fault drives a defined safe state, never an unexpected stop on a life-sustaining device.

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Questions & Answers

What vulnerability did Philips confirm in Xper-IM in February 2013?

On February 21, 2013, Philips Healthcare confirmed that researchers at a cybersecurity conference in Florida had presented a vulnerability in a system component of the Xper Information Management System.

Is there a fix for the 2013 Philips Xper-IM vulnerability?

In its February 21, 2013 statement, Philips said it expected to provide a software update for Xper-IM within a short period once software validation was complete.

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