Name: CVE-2012-0219: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2012-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-0219, CWE-119, CVSS 8.4, EPSS 0.00172

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.4

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade socat	Jul 30, 2024	Jun 21, 2012
F5 Big Ip	—	Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version	Jun 17, 2026	May 29, 2015
Freebsd	—	Upgrade socat	Dec 10, 2025	May 14, 2012
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade net-misc/socat.	Oct 30, 2017	Jun 21, 2012
Suse	—	Upgrade socat	Dec 12, 2013	Jun 28, 2013

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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