What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-0219?

CVE-2012-0219 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-0219?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2012-0219. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Socat CVE-2012-0219

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-06-21 security@debian.org

Buffer Overflow RCE Socat

6.2

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.2 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 21, 2012 - 15:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.2

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Dest-Unreach Socat. Version information: through 1.7.2.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.