CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2020-5778 — Tradingtechnologies Trading Technologies Messaging security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.5

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.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Published
2020-09-02
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-20, CWE-119

Affected products

  • tradingtechnologies / trading_technologies_messaging / 7.1.28.3

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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