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Status published
High
CVE-2012-2944
Buffer overflow in the addchar function in common/parseconf.c in upsd...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the addchar function in common/parseconf.c in upsd in Network UPS Tools (NUT) before 2.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (electric-power outage) via a long string containing non-printable characters.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75980
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2484
- http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=313636
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50389
- http://trac.networkupstools.org/projects/nut/changeset/3633
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514634
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49348
- http://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apis01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53743
- http://www.osvdb.org/82409
Affected Vendor
networkupstools
View all reports →Affected Software
nut
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.6.0, 2.6.0-1, 2.6.1, 2.6.1-1, 2.6.3-1
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 1st, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.