CVE-2003-0099 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code, related to usage of the vsprintf function.

Published: 2003-02-26

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apc:apcupsd:3.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0095	Multiple buffer overflows in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code, related to usage of the vsprintf function.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00122.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt
http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137892
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11491.php
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200

History

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Subscriptions

Apc Apcupsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-02-26T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.371Z

Reserved: 2003-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0099

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-03-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0099

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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