{
    "id": "CVE-2004-1484",
    "published": "2004-12-31 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:07:47",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.07293",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94164",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:04",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "socat",
            "product": "socat"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "591",
            "title": "Socat 1.4.0.2 - Not SETUID Local Format String",
            "date": "2004-10-23",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/591"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}