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CVE-2012-2944

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 6.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-06-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2012-2944
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.24%

Original 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.