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CVE-2012-0219
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscan_readline function in xio-readline.c in socat 1.4.0.0 through 1.7.2.0 and 2.0.0-b1 through…
Medium6.2EPSS 0.46%
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- debian
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscan_readline function in xio-readline.c in socat 1.4.0.0 through 1.7.2.0 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the READLINE address.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (12)
- 49746 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1027064 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-8328 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- GLSA-201208-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv3.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-8274 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0809 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 53510 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:169 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 81969 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 49105 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120514 socat security advisory (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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