CVE-2020-5778 Denial of service in Trading Technologies Messaging
An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the ttmd.exe service by sending a specially crafted type 8 message to the default TCP port.
- 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-2020-5778?
CVE-2020-5778 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Trading Technologies Messaging, published on 2 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw exists in Trading Technologies Messaging 7.1.28.3 (ttmd.exe) due to improper validation of user-supplied data when processing a type 8 message sent to default TCP RequestPort 10200. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, via a specially crafted message, to terminate ttmd.exe.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5778?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tradingtechnologies Trading Technologies Messaging.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5778?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5778 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-2020-5778 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5778 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trading Technologies Messaging
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8chv-h89f-822v.