CVE-2010-2799

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2799
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-09-14 21:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the nestlex function in nestlex.c in Socat 1.5.0.0 through 1.7.1.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b3, when bidirectional data relay is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via long command-line arguments.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dest-unreach Socat 1.5.0.0 All All All
Application Dest-unreach Socat 1.6.0.0 All All All
Application Dest-unreach Socat 1.6.0.1 All All All
Application Dest-unreach Socat 1.7.0.0 All All All
Application Dest-unreach Socat 1.7.0.1 All All All
Application Dest-unreach Socat 1.7.1.0 All All All
Application Dest-unreach Socat 1.7.1.1 All All All
Application Dest-unreach Socat 2.0.0 b1 All All
Application Dest-unreach Socat 2.0.0 b2 All All
Application Dest-unreach Socat 2.0.0 b3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
620426 – (CVE-2010-2799) CVE-2010-2799 Socat: Stack overflow by lexical scanning of nested character patterns af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
github.com/msmania/poodim/commit/6340d5d2c81e55e61522c4b40a6cdd5c39738cc6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-1.7.1.3.patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.dest-unreach.org Patch
330785 – (CVE-2010-2799) <net-misc/socat-1.7.1.3: stack overflow vulnerability (CVE-2010-2799) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2090-1 socat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
#591443 - CVE-2010-2799: Stack overflow by lexical scanning of nested character patterns - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
Socat security advisory 2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.dest-unreach.org Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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