DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2944

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2944
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2944.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2944
Upstream
Published
2012-06-01T20:55:08Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:25:14.444840Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / nut

Package

Name
nut
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nut?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / nut

Package

Name
nut
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nut?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / nut

Package

Name
nut
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nut?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / nut

Package

Name
nut
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nut?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}