CVE catalog

CVE-2012-2944

nut: CVE-2012-2944

Severity: Medium
Published: May 30, 2012, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 6.17% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	nut	sid	`2.8.5-1`	fixed
Debian	nut	forky	`2.8.5-1`	fixed
Debian	nut	trixie	`2.8.1-5`	fixed
Debian	nut	bookworm	`2.8.0-7`	fixed
Opensuse	nut	tumbleweed	`2.7.3-2.7`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	nut	source	sid	`2.6.4-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	nut	source	forky	`2.6.4-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	nut	source	trixie	`2.6.4-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	nut	source	bookworm	`2.6.4-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	nut	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.7.3-2.7`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10009-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[libnutclient2]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libnutclientstub1]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libnutconf0]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libnutscan4]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libupsclient7]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[nut-cgi]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[nut-devel]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[nut-devel-doc-html]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[nut-doc-asciidoc]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[nut-doc-html]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[nut-doc-images]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed
[nut-drivers-net]Unknown
Source package: [nut]
Details (1)
- 2.8.5-2.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.7.3-2.7
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · nut · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libnutclient2]Fixed
Source package: [nut]
Details (2)
- 2.8.0-7 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
- 2.8.0-7 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
[libnutclient-dev]Fixed
Source package: [nut]
Details (2)
- 2.8.0-7 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
- 2.8.0-7 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
[libnutscan2]Fixed
Source package: [nut]
Details (2)
- 2.8.0-7 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
- 2.8.0-7 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
[libnutscan-dev]Fixed
Source package: [nut]
Details (2)
- 2.8.0-7 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
- 2.8.0-7 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
[libupsclient6]Fixed
Source package: [nut]
Details (2)
- 2.8.0-7 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
- 2.8.0-7 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
[libupsclient-dev]Fixed
Source package: [nut]
Details (2)
- 2.8.0-7 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
- 2.8.0-7 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
[libups-nut-perl]Fixed
Source package: [nut]
Details (2)
- 2.8.0-7 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
- 2.8.0-7 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
[nut]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.8.0-7 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12
- 2.8.0-7 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6.4-1
  dsa · nut · debian · bookworm; dsa · nut · debian · 12

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:06:16 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]