What is CVE-2024-54661?

CVE-2024-54661 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dest-unreach Socat, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-54661?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dest-unreach Socat

CVE-2024-54661

readline.sh in socat before1.8.0.2 relies on the /tmp/$USER/stderr2 file.

EPSS: 0.008 (51.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dest-unreach Socat — versions 1.6.0.0, 2.0.0-b1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

References

cve@mitre.org
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54661?: CVE-2024-54661 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dest-unreach Socat, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-54661?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.