VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-2944
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-06-01
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer