Gerhard Rieger

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** socat versions prior to 1.7.3.0 socat versions prior to 2.0.0-b8 **Description** The issue affects the signal handler implementations, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service, which can result in the process freezing or crashing. **Recommendations** For versions prior to 1.7.3.0, update to version 1.7.3.0 or later. For versions prior to 2.0.0-b8, update to version 2.0.0-b8 or later.