Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : socat (MDVSA-2013:127)

Updated socat package fixes security vulnerability : Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscanreadline 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 CVE-2012-0219. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300...

socat: Arbitrary code execution

Background socat is a multipurpose bidirectional relay, similar to netcat. Description A vulnerability in the "xioscanreadline" function in xio-readline.c could cause a heap-based buffer overflow. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the socat...

CVE-2012-0219

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscanreadline 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...

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0219

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscanreadline 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...

CVE-2012-0219

CVE-2012-0219 is a heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscan_readline() function (xio-readline.c) of socat, affecting 1.4.0.0–1.7.2.0 and 2.0.0-b1–2.0.0-b4. The overflow allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the READLINE address. The connected advisories confirm this issue and show tha...

CVE-2012-0219

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscanreadline 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...