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CVE-2012-2944

Published: 30 May 2012

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
per upstream, only 2.4 and higher are affected

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
nut
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-2.1ubuntu7.2)
lucid
Released (2.4.3-1ubuntu3.2)
natty
Released (2.6.0-1ubuntu3.1)
oneiric
Released (2.6.1-2ubuntu2.1)
precise
Released (2.6.3-1ubuntu1.1)
upstream Needs triage
(2.6.4)
Patches:
upstream: http://trac.networkupstools.org/projects/nut/changeset/3633