CVE-2015-1379 Information

Description

The signal handler implementations in socat before 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process freeze or crash).

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/19 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/06/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72321 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185711

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5