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It is reported that socat is susceptible to a remote format string vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it as the format specifier in a formatted printing function. This vulnerability reportedly allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the socat process. Versions prior to 1.4.0.3 are reported to be vulnerable.

It is reported that socat is susceptible to a remote format string vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it as the format specifier in a formatted printing function. This vulnerability reportedly allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the socat process. Versions prior to 1.4.0.3 are reported to be vulnerable.