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CVE-2012-0219

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.

Published

2012-06-21T15:55:11.207

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application dest-unreach socat 1.4.0.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.4.0.1 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.4.0.2 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.4.0.3 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.4.1.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.4.2.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.4.3.1 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.5.0.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.6.0.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.6.0.1 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.7.0.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.7.0.1 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.7.1.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.7.1.1 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.7.1.2 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.7.1.3 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 1.7.2.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 2.0.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 2.0.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 2.0.0 Yes
Application dest-unreach socat 2.0.0 Yes
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