CVE-2004-1484

Socat 1.4.0.2 - Not SETUID Local Format String

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2004-10-23 First Exploit
2004-12-31 CVE Published
2005-02-13 CVE Reserved
2024-01-21 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17822	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/591	2004-10-23
http://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-07.txt	2024-08-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11505	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/12936	2017-07-11
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-26.xml	2017-07-11

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/advisory/socat-adv-1.html	2017-07-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.0.3.0 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.0.3.0"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.0.4.0 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.0.4.0"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.0.4.1 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.0.4.1"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.0.4.2 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.0.4.2"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.1.0.0 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.1.0.0"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.1.0.1 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.1.0.1"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.2.0.0 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.2.0.0"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.3.0.0 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.3.0.0"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.3.0.1 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.3.0.1"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.3.1.0 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.3.1.0"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.3.2.0 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.3.2.0"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.3.2.1 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.3.2.1"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.3.2.2 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.3.2.2"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.4.0.0 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.4.0.0"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.4.0.1 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.4.0.1"		-		Affected
Socat Search vendor "Socat"		Socat Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat"				1.4.0.2 Search vendor "Socat" for product "Socat" and version "1.4.0.2"		-		Affected