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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2012.0808.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2012:0808-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'socat' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2012:0808-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'socat' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2012:0808-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update fixes two small security issues in socat:

* Fixed a stack overflow in commandline parsing
(bnc#627475 / CVE-2010-2799) Only exploitable if an attacker can control the commandline parameters.
* Fixed heap overflow in READLINE output mode
(bnc#759859 / CVE-2012-0219)

Security Issue references:

* CVE-2012-0219
>
* CVE-2010-2799
>

Affected Software/OS:
'socat' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2799
Debian Security Information: DSA-2090 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2090
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0219
BugTraq ID: 53510
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53510
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081619.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081882.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-01.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:169
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/14/2
http://www.osvdb.org/81969
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027064
http://secunia.com/advisories/49105
http://secunia.com/advisories/49746
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0809 (Google Search)
http://www.lwn.net/Articles/504742/
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