VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-1379
The signal handler implementations in socat before 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process freeze or crash).
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.93%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The signal handler implementations in socat before 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process freeze or crash).
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.93% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- dest-unreach/socat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/19Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/06/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72321Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185711Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/19Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/06/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72321Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185711Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.