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Cogent DataHub < 6.4.7 Incoming DDE Connection Handling Remote DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 91624

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Synopsis

The remote host is running an application that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Cogent DataHub that is prior to 6.4.7. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability that is triggered during the handling of incoming DDE connections. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to crash the service.

Solution

Upgrade to Cogent DataHub version 6.4.7 or later.

See Also

https://www.softwaretoolbox.com/cogentdatahub.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 91624

File Name: scada_cogent_datahub_6_4_7.nbin

Version: 1.63

Type: remote

Family: SCADA

Published: 6/15/2016

Updated: 5/20/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cogentdatahub:cogent_datahub

Required KB Items: SCADA/cogent_datahub

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2008