CVE-2013-3571

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    CVE-2013-3571

    Published: 8 May 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: socat 1.2.0.0 before 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 before 2.0.0-b6, when used for a listen type address and the fork option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via multiple request that are refused based on the (1) sourceport, (2) lowport, (3) range, or (4) tcpwrap restrictions.

    References: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:169, http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv4.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/26/1

    Affected packages

    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
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