CVE-2015-3459
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
10.0
Description
The communication module on the Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System before 7.0 does not require authentication for root TELNET sessions, which allows remote attackers to modify the pump configuration via unspecified commands.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- http://hextechsecurity.com/?p=123
- http://imgur.com/CEAnZjj
- http://imgur.com/JHiWSqd
- http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm446809.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74414
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-125-01
- https://twitter.com/dyngnosis/status/592671049487142913
- https://twitter.com/dyngnosis/status/592743461977219072
- http://hextechsecurity.com/?p=123
- http://imgur.com/CEAnZjj
- http://imgur.com/JHiWSqd
- http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm446809.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74414
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-125-01
- https://twitter.com/dyngnosis/status/592671049487142913
- https://twitter.com/dyngnosis/status/592743461977219072
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.