CVE-2012-2944
Buffer overflow in the addchar function in common/parseconf.c in upsd in Network UPS Tools (NUT)...
CVE-2012-2944 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Networkupstools Nut, published June 1, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.17%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in nut 2.6.4-1.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2944- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2923 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2923- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4c72-hpc9-gqmj No score
Buffer overflow in the addchar function in common/parseconf.c in upsd in Network UPS Tools (NUT)...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4c72-hpc9-gqmj- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2944 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10009-1 No score
libupsclient1-2.7.3-2.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libupsclient1-2.7.3-2.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10009-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75980
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2484
alioth.debian.org/tracker?func=detail&aid=313636
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:087
secunia.com/advisories/50389
trac.networkupstools.org/projects/nut/changeset/3633
Show 9 moreShow less
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514634
networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apis01.html
securityfocus.com/bid/53743
osvdb.org/82409
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2944
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c72-hpc9-gqmj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2944
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2944