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: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:50:04.942Z

Reserved: 2012-05-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-2944

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-06-01T20:55:08.857

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-2944

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