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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201208-01
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 Severity: High
    Title: socat: Arbitrary code execution
     Date: August 14, 2012
     Bugs: #415977
       ID: 201208-01

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in socat might allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code.

Background
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socat is a multipurpose bidirectional relay, similar to netcat.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-misc/socat              < 1.7.2.1                 >= 1.7.2.1

Description
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A vulnerability in the "xioscan_readline()" function in xio-readline.c
could cause a heap-based buffer overflow.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the socat process.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All socat users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/socat-1.7.2.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-0219
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0219
[ 2 ] Socat security advisory 3
      http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv3.html

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201208-01

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/