Dest-unreach socat up to 2.0.0 xio-readline.c xioscan_readline memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Dest-unreach socat. Affected by this vulnerability is the function xioscan_readline of the file xio-readline.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0219. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Dest-unreach socat. Affected is the function xioscan_readline of the file xio-readline.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 06/21/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at dest-unreach.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0219. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69694 (Amazon Linux AMI : socat (ALAS-2012-87)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165502 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for socat (SUSE-SU-2012:0808-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75576), Tenable (69694), SecurityFocus (BID 53510†), OSVDB (81969†) and Secunia (SA49105†). Similar entry is available at VDB-54709. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 69694
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : socat (ALAS-2012-87)
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OpenVAS ID: 71376
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: socat
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03/23/2015 +565 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dest-unreach.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0219 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0219
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61050
X-Force: 75576
SecurityFocus: 53510 - socat 'xioscan_readline()' Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 49105 - socat "xioscan_readline()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 81969
SecurityTracker: 1027064 - socat Buffer Overflow in xioscan_readline() Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 35495 - Socat Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via the READLINE Address, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/05/2021 07:25
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 04/14/2017 13:59 (15), 12/05/2021 07:19 (3), 12/05/2021 07:25 (1)
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