# CVE-2014-5403: Hospira MedNet Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

> Remote attackers can sniff network traffic to obtain sensitive data from infusion pumps due to hardcoded cryptographic keys in Hospira MedNet.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Apr 2015
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7fj9-wg8v-v4f2

## What is CVE-2014-5403?

CVE-2014-5403 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hospira MedNet, published on 3 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Hospira MedNet before 6.1 uses hardcoded cryptographic keys for protection of data transmission from infusion pumps, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Weakness: CWE-310, CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5403?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hospira Mednet.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5403?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-5403 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5403 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hospira MedNet

- [CVE-2014-5401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5401/): Hospira MedNet Code Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-5405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5405/): Hospira MedNet Use of Hard-coded Password (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2014-5400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5400/): Hospira MedNet Password in Configuration File (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5403 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5403 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hospira MedNet, published on 3 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5403 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hospira MedNet. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5403/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5403/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5403
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5403
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5403

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5403/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.