CVE-2012-0219

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscan_readline 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.

Category

6.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory lwn.net Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory dest-unreach.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/49746 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027064 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081882.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-01.xml vendor advisory
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv3.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081619.html vendor advisory
http://www.lwn.net/Articles/504742/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53510 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:169 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/81969 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49105 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/14/2 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0219?
CVE-2012-0219 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0219?
To fix CVE-2012-0219, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0219 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-0219 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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