CVE-2012-2944

Publication date 30 May 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
nut 12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.6.3-1ubuntu1.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 2.6.1-2ubuntu2.1
11.04 natty
Fixed 2.6.0-1ubuntu3.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.4.3-1ubuntu3.2
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

Notes

jdstrand

per upstream, only 2.4 and higher are affected

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
nut

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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