CVE-2010-2799 (GCVE-0-2010-2799)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-09-14 20:03 – Updated: 2024-09-25 22:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Stack-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 bidirectional data relay is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via long command-line arguments.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620426 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330785 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=591443 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2090 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://github.com/msmania/poodim/commit/6340d5d2… |
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