| Name | CVE-2012-0219 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 672994 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| socat (PTS) | buster | 1.7.3.2-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.7.4.1-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.7.4.4-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.8.0.0-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| socat | source | (unstable) | 1.7.1.3-1.3 | low | | 672994 |
Notes
[squeeze] - socat <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv3.html