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    CVE-2012-2944

    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.

    Published:Jun 1, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 1, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.07982
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Networkupstools
    Product
    Nut

    Exploits

    http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=313636http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=313636

    References

    http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=313636
    http://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apis01.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49348
    http://secunia.com/advisories/50389
    http://trac.networkupstools.org/projects/nut/changeset/3633
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2484
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:087
    http://www.osvdb.org/82409
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53743
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75980
    https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514634
    http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=313636
    http://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apis01.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49348
    http://secunia.com/advisories/50389
    http://trac.networkupstools.org/projects/nut/changeset/3633
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2484
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:087
    http://www.osvdb.org/82409
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53743
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75980
    https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514634

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High