CVE-2004-1484
Format string vulnerability in the _msg function in error.c in socat 1.4.0.3 and earlier, when...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-1484- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-1484- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1478 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2004-1478- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3f9-7x42-4vg2 No score
Format string vulnerability in the _msg function in error.c in socat 1.4.0.3 and earlier, when...
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.
- Record
GHSA-v3f9-7x42-4vg2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-1484- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-1484 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1484- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Socat 1.4.0.2 - Not SETUID Local Format String | 2004-10-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-1484 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Socat, published December 31, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.29%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in socat 1.4.0.3-1.
References
nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-07.txt
secunia.com/advisories/12936
dest-unreach.org/socat/advisory/socat-adv-1.html
securityfocus.com/bid/11505
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17822
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-26.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1484
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3f9-7x42-4vg2
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1484