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TI-2013-03117 Aliases CVE-2013-3571GHSA-2qp2-pf59-94fr

socat 1.2.0.0 before 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 before 2.0.0-b6, when used for a listen type…

Priority LOW 17Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

socat 1.2.0.0 before 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 before 2.0.0-b6, when used for a listen type address and the fork option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via multiple request that are refused based on the (1) sourceport, (2) lowport, (3) range, or (4) tcpwrap restrictions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02064 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 31

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0.1Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2.1Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2.2Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0.1Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0.2Vulnerabledest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0.1 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2.1 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2.2 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0.1 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0.2 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
Show 21 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0.3Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3.1Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0.1Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0.1Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1.1Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1.2Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1.3Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2.0Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2.1Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 b1Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 b2Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 b3Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 b4Vulnerabledest-unreach
cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 b5Vulnerabledest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0.3 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3.1 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0.1 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0.1 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1.1 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1.2 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1.3 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2.0 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2.1 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 b1 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 b2 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 b3 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 b4 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach
  • cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 b5 Vulnerable ·dest-unreach

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-3571
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qp2-pf59-94fr

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-40502 socat 1.8.0.0 - 1.8.1.1 Heap Buffer Overflow via SOCKS5 Reply Parser CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2015-01256 The signal handler implementations in socat before 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 allow remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-02676 Stack-based buffer overflow in the nestlex function in nestlex.c in Socat 1.5.0.0 through… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2016-02025 The OpenSSL address implementation in Socat 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 does not use a prime… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2012-00212 Heap-based buffer overflow in the xioscan_readline function in xio-readline.c in socat… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2014-00019 Stack-based buffer overflow in socat 1.3.0.0 through 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.9

Sources

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