CVE-2020-5779 Denial of service in Trading Technologies Messaging
A flaw in Trading Technologies Messaging allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a malformed 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-2020-5779?
CVE-2020-5779 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 in Trading Technologies Messaging 7.1.28.3 (ttmd.exe) relates to invalid parameter handling when calling strcpy_s() with an invalid parameter (i.e., a long src string parameter) as a part of processing a type 4 message sent to default TCP RequestPort 10200. It's been observed that ttmd.exe terminates as a result.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5779?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tradingtechnologies Trading Technologies Messaging.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5779 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-2020-5779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trading Technologies Messaging
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwww-2qvw-46wq.