CVE-2015-3958 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion Systems by flooding TCP packets, forcing a manual reboot.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-3958?

CVE-2015-3958 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (forced manual reboot) via a flood of TCP packets.

Weakness: CWE-19

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3958?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hospira Lifecare Pcainfusion Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3958?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2015-3958 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p2wv-2pmv-p9xv.

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