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CVE-2014-5406: Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-07-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-345

Description

The Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System before 7.0 does not validate network traffic associated with sending a (1) drug library, (2) software update, or (3) configuration change, which allows remote attackers to modify settings or medication data via packets on the (a) TELNET, (b) HTTP, (c) HTTPS, or (d) UPNP port. NOTE: this issue might overlap CVE-2015-3459.

Affected products

• Hospira Lifecare Pcainfusion Firmware: through 5.0

References

• http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm446809.htm
• https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2015/icsa-15-125-01.json
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-15-125-01
• https://xs-sniper.com/blog/2015/06/08/hospira-plum-a-infusion-pump-vulnerabilities/
• http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm446809.htm
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-125-01
• https://xs-sniper.com/blog/2015/06/08/hospira-plum-a-infusion-pump-vulnerabilities/

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