Published:2011/11/01  Last Updated:2011/11/02

JVN#98649286
CSWorks LiveData Service vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)

Overview

LiveData Service, a server component of CSWorks contains a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • CSWorks 2.0.4115.0 and earlier

Description

LiveData Service, a server component of CSWorks, contains an issue when processing TCP packets, which may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS).

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service (DoS).

Solution

Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor Link
CSWorks Important: CSWorks 2.0.4115.1 security release
Release History

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2011.11.01

Measures Conditions Severity
Access Required can be attacked over the Internet using packets
  • High
Authentication anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)
  • High
User Interaction Required the vulnerability can be exploited without an honest user taking any action
  • High
Exploit Complexity some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls)
  • Mid-High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Kuang-Chun Hung of Security Research and Service Institute - Information and Communication Security Technology Center (ICST), Taiwan R.O.C reported this vulnerability to JPCERT/CC.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2011-3996
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2011-000095

Update History

2011/11/02
Information under "Vendor Status" was updated.