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TI-2004-01360 Aliases CVE-2004-1484GHSA-v3f9-7x42-4vg2

Format string vulnerability in the _msg function in error.c in socat 1.4.0.3 and earlier…

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the _msg function in error.c in socat 1.4.0.3 and earlier, when used as an HTTP proxy client and run with the -ly option, allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a syslog message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07293 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.0Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4.0Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4.1Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4.2Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0.0Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0.1Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0.0Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0.0Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0.1Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1.0Vulnerablesocat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.0 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4.0 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4.1 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4.2 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0.0 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0.1 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1.0 Vulnerable ·socat
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2.0Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2.1Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2.2Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0.0Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0.1Vulnerablesocat
cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0.2Vulnerablesocat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2.0 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2.1 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2.2 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0.0 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0.1 Vulnerable ·socat
  • cpe:2.3:a:socat:socat:1.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0.2 Vulnerable ·socat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1484
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3f9-7x42-4vg2

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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