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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Socat. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _msg
of the file error.c of the component HTTP Proxy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was released 10/18/2004 by CoKi (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dest-unreach.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1484 since 02/13/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed by CoKi in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15568 (GLSA-200410-26 : socat: Format string vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17822), Tenable (15568) and Exploit-DB (591).
Product
Name
Version
- 1.0.3.0
- 1.0.4.0
- 1.0.4.1
- 1.0.4.2
- 1.1.0.0
- 1.1.0.1
- 1.2.0.0
- 1.3.0.0
- 1.3.0.1
- 1.3.1.0
- 1.3.2.0
- 1.3.2.1
- 1.3.2.2
- 1.4.0.0
- 1.4.0.1
- 1.4.0.2
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: CoKi
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Nessus ID: 15568
Nessus Name: GLSA-200410-26 : socat: Format string vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 52311
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: socat
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: dest-unreach.orgResearcher: CoKi
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1484 (🔍)
X-Force: 17822
Vulnerability Center: 22838 - Socat <= 1.4.0.2 HTTP Proxy Client Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11505 - Socat Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 12936 - socat "_msg()" Logging Format String Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 11035 - socat error.c _msg() Function Remote Format String
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 04/14/2015 13:30Updated: 06/30/2021 18:27
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:30 (67), 02/11/2017 10:34 (19), 06/30/2021 18:27 (3)
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