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.

EPSS: 0.073 (93.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Socat — versions 1.0.3.0, 1.0.4.0, 1.0.4.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

References