CVE-2012-2944
high
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2944
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://secunia.com/advisories/49348
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.6.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.6.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.6.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.6.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.6.4-1 |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2944
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.