CVE-2004-1484
N/A
Published: February 13, 2005 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSocatUnreach Socat
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the _msg function in error.c in socat 1.4.0.3 and earlier, when used as an HTTP proxy client and run with the -ly option, allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a syslog message.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/12936/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/advisory/socat-adv-1.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-26.xmlx_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-07.txtVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17822Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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