CVE-2012-2944

N/A Unknown
Published: June 01, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=313636
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apis01.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49348
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50389
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://trac.networkupstools.org/projects/nut/changeset/3633
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2484
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:087
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/82409
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53743
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75980
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514634
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=313636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apis01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50389
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://trac.networkupstools.org/projects/nut/changeset/3633
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2484
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:087
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/82409
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53743
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75980
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514634
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.2%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

networkupstools

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