CVE-2007-2490 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the LiveData Server by sending crafted COTP packets, causing a denial of service.

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-2007-2490?

CVE-2007-2490 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in LiveData Server before 5.00.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exit) via crafted Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol (COTP) packets.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2490?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Livedata Iccp Server, Livedata Maintenance Server, Livedata Protocol Server.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2490 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-2007-2490 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mcfx-m3pc-p797.

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