Alta Aware — 1424: RTSP server had no rate limiting

Release Date

11th of November 2024.

Overview

The Alta Video RTSP server had no rate limiting, which could lead to a temporary denial of service.

Affected Products

Alta Video:
- All Stable upgrade channel versions before 7.1.6.
- All Beta upgrade channel versions before 7.1.0.

Unaffected Products

Alta Video:
- All Stable upgrade channel versions after and including 7.1.6.
- All Beta upgrade channel versions after and including 7.1.0.
Avigilon Cloud-Native Cameras: all versions.
Alta Video Cloud: all versions.

Resolution

This issue has been fixed in Alta Video Beta upgrade channel version 7.1.0 and Stable upgrade channel version 7.1.6.

It is highly recommended that all installations running an affected version are upgraded to the latest release as soon as possible. Releases are available to download through the Alta Video User Interface.

Vulnerability Information

CVSSv3 score: 7.5 (High)
CVSSv3 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Mitigations

There are no known mitigations for this issue.

Work arounds

There are no known work arounds for this issue.

Acknowledgements

Issue found internally by Avigilon Alta.

Disclosure Timeline

14/11/2023 Issue found
14/11/2023 Root cause established
08/07/2024 Fix identified
28/08/2024 Patched Alta Video (Beta upgrade channel) released
08/10/2024 Patched Alta Video (Stable upgrade channel) released
11/11/2024 Vulnerability publicly disclosed