CVE-2014-0019 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in socat versions 1.3.0.0 through 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b6, affecting various distributions including Fedora and openSUSE. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (segmentation fault) by supplying an excessively long server name within the PROXY-CONNECT address on the command line. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 1.9, indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity and a potential impact limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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