CVE-2015-1379

HIGH

socat < 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 - Denial of Service via Signal Handler

Title source: llm

Description

The 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 or crash).

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/06/4

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72321

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/19

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185711

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0393

EPSS Percentile 89.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (2)

dest-unreach/socat 2.0.0-b8

dest-unreach/socat < 1.7.2.4

Published Jun 08, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026