GLSA-201208-01 : socat: Arbitrary code execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61540

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201208-01 (socat: Arbitrary code execution)

A vulnerability in the 'xioscan_readline()' 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 process.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All socat users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/socat-1.7.2.1'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61540

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201208-01.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 8/15/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:socat, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0219

BID: 53510

GLSA: 201208-01

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