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.
Published: 2012-06-01
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 6.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2484-1 nut security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2923 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1456-1 Nut vulnerability
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Networkupstools Nut
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:50:04.942Z

Reserved: 2012-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2944

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Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-01T20:55:08.857

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2944

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