DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1484

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1484
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1484.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1484
Upstream
Published
2004-12-31T05:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:05:22.150380Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / socat

Package

Name
socat
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/socat?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.0.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1484.json"

Debian:12 / socat

Package

Name
socat
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/socat?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.0.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1484.json"

Debian:13 / socat

Package

Name
socat
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/socat?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.0.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1484.json"

Debian:14 / socat

Package

Name
socat
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/socat?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.0.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1484.json"