Key Management Errors The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package socat  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-SOCAT-622157
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed30 Jan 2017

Introduced: 30 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-2217  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-320  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:16.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream socat package and not the socat package as distributed by Ubuntu.

The OpenSSL address implementation in Socat 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 does not use a prime number for the DH, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the shared secret.