Vulnerability in Socat
CVE-2004-1484
Format string vulnerability in the _msg function in error.c in socat 1.4.0.3 and earlier, when used as an HTTP proxy client and run with the -ly option, allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a syslog message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.073 (94.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.073 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Socat — versions 1.0.3.0, 1.0.4.0, 1.0.4.1
References
- www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-07.txt (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/12936/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.dest-unreach.org/socat/advisory/socat-adv-1.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11505 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17822 (vdb-entry)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-26.xml (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)