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CVE-2014-0019· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Stack-based buffer overflow in socat 1.3.0.0 through 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (

Stack-based buffer overflow in socat 1.3.0.0 through 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long server name in the PROXY-CONNECT address in the command line.

LowCVSS 1.9 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 4, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 32th percentile
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Action score

7

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
7 / 40 · 1.9 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
dest-unreachsocat
fedoraprojectfedora
opensuseopensuse

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dest-unreach socat1.3.0.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.3.0.1
  • dest-unreach socat1.3.1.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.3.2.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.3.2.1
  • dest-unreach socat1.3.2.2
  • dest-unreach socat1.4.0.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.4.0.1
  • dest-unreach socat1.4.0.2
  • dest-unreach socat1.4.0.3
  • dest-unreach socat1.4.1.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.4.2.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.4.3.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.4.3.1
  • dest-unreach socat1.5.0.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.6.0.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.6.0.1
  • dest-unreach socat1.7.0.0
  • dest-unreach socat1.7.0.1
  • dest-unreach socat1.7.1.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12socatbefore 1.7.2.3-11.7.2.3-1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedsocatbefore 1.7.3.1-2.71.7.3.1-2.7
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4socatbefore 1.7.0.0-1.18.21.7.0.0-1.18.2

Same product

dest-unreach: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-54661readline.sh in socat before1.8.0.2 relies on the /tmp/$USER/stderr2 file.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-56123socat 1.8.0.0 - 1.8.1.1 Heap Buffer Overflow via SOCKS5 Reply Parser
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2015-1379The signal handler implementations in socat before 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process freeze
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2010-2799Stack-based buffer overflow in the nestlex function in nestlex.c in Socat 1.5.0.0 through 1.7.1.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b3, when bidire
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2012-0219Heap-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
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2016-2217The OpenSSL address implementation in Socat 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 does not use a prime number for the DH, which makes it easier for remote at
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:socat1.7.2.3-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:socat1.7.3.1-2.7 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
suse:socat1.7.0.0-1.18.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CVSS vector

    AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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