CVE-2004-1484

published 2004-12-31

CVE-2004-1484: Format string vulnerability in the _msg function in error.c in socat 1.4.0.3 and earlier, when used as an HTTP proxy client and run with the -ly option, allows…

Priority P4 29 medium 5 CVSS 2.0

AV N AC L Au N C N I P A N

EXPLOIT

Format string vulnerability in the _msg function in error.c in socat 1.4.0.3 and earlier, when used as an HTTP proxy client and run with the -ly option, allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a syslog message.

Affected

21 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	socat	< socat 1.4.0.3-1 (bookworm)	socat 1.4.0.3-1 (bookworm)
dest-unreach	socat	>= 0 < 1.4.0.3-1	1.4.0.3-1
dest-unreach	socat	>= 0 < 1.4.0.3-1	1.4.0.3-1
dest-unreach	socat	>= 0 < 1.4.0.3-1	1.4.0.3-1
dest-unreach	socat	>= 0 < 1.4.0.3-1	1.4.0.3-1
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CVSS provenance

nvd v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

osv 5.0 MEDIUM

vendor_debian 5.0 MEDIUM

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