SB2015031301 - Input validation error in socat (Alpine package)
Published: March 13, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015031301
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1379)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The signal handler implementations in socat before 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process freeze or crash).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.