CVE-2004-1484 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.3% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.29% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| socat | socat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Socat 1.4.0.2 - Not SETUID Local Format String | 2004-10-23 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12936/
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/advisory/socat-adv-1.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-26.xml
- http://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-07.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11505
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12936/
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/advisory/socat-adv-1.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-26.xml
- http://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-07.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11505
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17822
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