GLSA-201612-23 : socat: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 95639

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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-201612-23 (socat: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in socat. Please review the references below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or obtain confidential information.
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-1.7.3.1'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 95639

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201612-23.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 12/8/2016

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2217

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2217

GLSA: 201612-23

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