VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-0219
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscan_readline function in xio-readline.c in socat 1.4.0.0 through 1.7.2.0 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the READLINE address.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscan_readline function in xio-readline.c in socat 1.4.0.0 through 1.7.2.0 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the READLINE address.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- dest-unreach/socat
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081619.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081882.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49105Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49746
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-01.xml
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv3.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.lwn.net/Articles/504742/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:169
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/14/2
- http://www.osvdb.org/81969
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53510
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027064
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081619.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081882.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49105Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49746
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-01.xml
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv3.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.lwn.net/Articles/504742/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:169
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/14/2
- http://www.osvdb.org/81969
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53510
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027064
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.