VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2799
Stack-based buffer overflow in the nestlex function in nestlex.c in Socat 1.5.0.0 through 1.7.1.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b3, when bidirectional data relay is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via long command-line…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 2.75%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the nestlex function in nestlex.c in Socat 1.5.0.0 through 1.7.1.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b3, when bidirectional data relay is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via long command-line arguments.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.75% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- dest-unreach/socat
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=591443
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330785
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2090
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv2.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-1.7.1.3.patchPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620426
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=591443
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330785
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2090
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv2.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-1.7.1.3.patchPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620426
- https://github.com/msmania/poodim/commit/6340d5d2c81e55e61522c4b40a6cdd5c39738cc6
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.