Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 14, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-2799
CVE-2010-2799
Description
Stack-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.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-1.7.1.3.patchnvdPatch
- www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv2.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2090nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/msmania/poodim/commit/6340d5d2c81e55e61522c4b40a6cdd5c39738cc6nvd
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