LiveData Server Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol (COTP) denial of service
| livedata-cotp-dos (34029) |  Low Risk |
Description:
LiveData Server is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by an unspecified error in the COTP. A remote attacker from the local network could send malformed COTP packets to cause the server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- LiveData, LiveData ICCP Server prior to 5.00.62
- LiveData, LiveData Maintenance Server prior to 5.00.62
- LiveData, LiveData Protocol Server prior to 5.00.62
- LiveData, LiveData RTI prior to 5.00.62
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of LiveData products (5.00.62 or later), available from the LiveData Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- LiveData Web site, LIveData at http://www.livedata.com/.
- BID-23775: Multiple LiveData Servers COTP Packets Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2490: 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.
- SA25113: LiveData Server Unspecified COTP Denial of Service
- US-CERT VU#711420: LiveData Server fails to properly handle Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol packets
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1633: LiveData Servers Remote Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
May 03, 2007
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