CVE catalog
CVE-2004-1484
socat: CVE-2004-1484
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 7.29% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | socat | sid | 1.8.1.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | socat | forky | 1.8.1.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | socat | trixie | 1.8.0.3-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | socat | bookworm | 1.7.4.4-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | socat | source | sid | 1.4.0.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | socat | source | forky | 1.4.0.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | socat | source | trixie | 1.4.0.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | socat | source | bookworm | 1.4.0.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [socat]Fixed
Details (4)
1.7.4.4-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.4.0.3-1dsa · socat · debian · bookworm; dsa · socat · debian · 12
1.7.4.4-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.4.0.3-1dsa · socat · debian · bookworm; dsa · socat · debian · 12
1.8.0.0-4~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.4.0.3-1dsa · socat · debian · bookworm; dsa · socat · debian · 12
1.8.0.0-4~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.4.0.3-1dsa · socat · debian · bookworm; dsa · socat · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [socat]Fixed
Details (2)
1.8.0.3-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4.0.3-1dsa · socat · debian · 13
1.8.0.3-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4.0.3-1dsa · socat · debian · 13
Observed: