Dest-unreach socat up to 1.7.2.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dest-unreach socat. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3571. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Dest-unreach socat. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

socat 1.2.0.0 before 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 before 2.0.0-b6, when used for a listen type address and the fork option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via multiple request that are refused based on the (1) sourceport, (2) lowport, (3) range, or (4) tcpwrap restrictions.

The weakness was published 05/08/2014 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3571 since 05/21/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69760 (Amazon Linux AMI : socat (ALAS-2013-202)), 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 350542 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for socat: ALAS-2013-202).

Upgrading to version 1.6.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84585), Tenable (69760), SecurityFocus (BID 60170†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40038†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69760
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : socat (ALAS-2013-202)
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OpenVAS ID: 865786
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for socat FEDORA-2013-9504
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: socat 1.6.0.1

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05/21/2013 🔍
05/26/2013 +5 days 🔍
05/26/2013 +0 days 🔍
06/17/2013 +22 days 🔍
09/04/2013 +79 days 🔍
05/08/2014 +246 days 🔍
05/08/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +321 days 🔍
12/25/2024 +3563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3571 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3571
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69615
X-Force: 84585
SecurityFocus: 60170 - socat CVE-2013-3571 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 40038 - socat Improper Socket Closing Handling Allows Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 12/25/2024 22:58
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (65), 05/03/2017 16:16 (4), 03/21/2022 09:26 (3), 12/25/2024 22:58 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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