FreeBSD : socat -- Heap-based buffer overflow (6601127c-9e09-11e1-b5e0-000c299b62e1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59095

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The socat development team reports :

This vulnerability can be exploited when socat is invoked with the READLINE address (this is usually only used interactively) without option 'prompt' and without option 'noprompt' and an attacker succeeds to provide malicious data to the other (arbitrary) address that is then transferred by socat to the READLINE address for output.

Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the socat process.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59095

File Name: freebsd_pkg_6601127c9e0911e1b5e0000c299b62e1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 5/15/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:socat, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0219

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