CVE-2012-2944

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.98% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2944?
CVE-2012-2944 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2944?
To fix CVE-2012-2944, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2944 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2944 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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