Socat
CVE-2014-0019
LOW
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Stack-based buffer overflow in socat 1.3.0.0 through 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long server name in the PROXY-CONNECT address in the command line.
AnalysisAI
Stack-based buffer overflow in socat 1.3.0.0 through 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long server name in the. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.9).
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. Stack-based buffer overflow in socat 1.3.0.0 through 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long server name in the PROXY-CONNECT address in the command line. Affected products include: Dest-Unreach Socat, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse. Version information: through 1.7.2.2.
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.
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Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
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