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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-2944 · published 1 June 2012

CVE-2012-2944: Networkupstools nut memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Networkupstools · 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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.2% · top 6.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=313636 Exploit
http://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apis01.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49348 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50389
http://trac.networkupstools.org/projects/nut/changeset/3633
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2484
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:087
http://www.osvdb.org/82409
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53743
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75980
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514634
http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=313636 Exploit
http://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apis01.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49348 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50389
http://trac.networkupstools.org/projects/nut/changeset/3633
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2484
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:087
http://www.osvdb.org/82409
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53743
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75980
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514634

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-2944), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.