CVE-2014-0019 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in socat via a stack-based buffer overflow triggered by a long server name in the command line.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0019?
CVE-2014-0019 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 4 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in socat 1.3.0.0 through 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long server name in the PROXY-CONNECT address in the command line.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0019?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Dest-Unreach Socat, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0019?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-0019 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0019 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0019, GHSA-3256-v4vm-qpwg, MGASA-2014-0070.