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CRITICAL
CVE-2015-3956
Hospira Plum A+ and Symbiq Infusion Systems Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution
Description

Hospira Plum A+ Infusion System version 13.4 and prior, Plum A+3 Infusion System version 13.6 and prior, and Symbiq Infusion System, version 3.13 and prior accept drug libraries, firmware updates, pump commands, and unauthorized configuration changes from unauthenticated devices on the host network. Hospira recommends that customers close Port 20/FTP and Port 23/TELNET on the affected devices. Hospira has also released the Plum 360 Infusion System which is not vulnerable to this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

March 25, 2019, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-3956 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pifzer plum_a\+_infusion_system_firmware
2 Pifzer plum_a\+3_infusion_system_firmware
3 Pifzer symbiq_infusion_system_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-3956.

URL Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-161-01 Mitigation US Government Resource Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-3956 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-3956 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-345
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-161-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-161-01 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-345
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:pifzer:plum_a\+_infusion_system_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 13.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:pifzer:plum_a\+_infusion_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:pifzer:plum_a\+3_infusion_system_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 13.6 OR cpe:2.3:h:pifzer:plum_a\+3_infusion_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:pifzer:symbiq_infusion_system_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.13 OR cpe:2.3:h:pifzer:symbiq_infusion_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} 0.00%

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0.57479

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