CVE-2014-0019
socat: PROXY-CONNECT address overflow
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · January 28, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in socat 1.3.0.0 through 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 through 2.0.0-b6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long server name in the PROXY-CONNECT address in the command line.
Statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having Low security impact on OpenShift Enterprise, a future update may address this flaw.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer