Stack-based buffer overflow in SUSE products - CVE-2014-0019
Published: February 4, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42076
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0019
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: www.dest-unreach.org
Fedoraproject
SUSE
Fedoraproject
SUSE
Affected software:
socat
Fedora
Opensuse
socat
Fedora
Opensuse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a long server name in the PROXY-CONNECT address in the command line. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0019
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128190.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128229.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00043.html
- http://osvdb.org/102612
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/159
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv5.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:033
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65201