| Name | CVE-2012-2944 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2484-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| nut (PTS) | jessie | 2.7.2-4 | fixed |
| stretch | 2.7.4-5 | fixed |
| buster | 2.7.4-8 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.7.4-13 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.8.0-7 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.8.1-3.3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| nut | source | squeeze | 2.4.3-1.1squeeze2 | | DSA-2484-1 | |
| nut | source | (unstable) | 2.6.4-1 | | | |
Notes
https://alioth.debian.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=313636&group_id=30602&atid=411542