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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:Jun 21, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 21, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00172
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Dest-unreach
    Product
    Socat

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081619.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081882.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49105
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49746
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-01.xml
    http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv3.html
    http://www.lwn.net/Articles/504742/
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:169
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/14/2
    http://www.osvdb.org/81969
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53510
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027064
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081619.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081882.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49105
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49746
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-01.xml
    http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv3.html
    http://www.lwn.net/Articles/504742/
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:169
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/14/2
    http://www.osvdb.org/81969
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53510
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027064

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High