# CVE-2014-5406: Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System

> Remote attackers can modify medication settings and data on Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion Systems without authentication via network ports.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jul 2015
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vxf4-qh89-w2r6

## What is CVE-2014-5406?

CVE-2014-5406 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System, published on 6 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5406?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hospira Lifecare Pcainfusion Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5406?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-5406 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System

- [CVE-2015-3955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3955/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-3958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3958/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-1011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1011/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5406 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5406 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System, published on 6 Jul 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-2014-5406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System. 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-2014-5406/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5406/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5406
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5406
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5406

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5406/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.