CVE-2015-3459 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System (versions prior to 7.0). This flaw allows remote attackers to gain root access via unauthenticated TELNET sessions, enabling them to modify the pump's configuration. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, as it is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, potentially leading to complete compromise of the device's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention and media coverage, indicating its high potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hospira:lifecare_pcainfusion_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hospira:lifecare_pca3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hospira:lifecare_pca5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.