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<glsa id="201209-19">
<title>NUT: Arbitrary code execution</title>
<synopsis>A buffer overflow in NUT might allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">nut</product>
<announced>September 27, 2012</announced>
<revised>September 27, 2012: 1</revised>
<bug>419377</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="sys-power/nut" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">2.6.3</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">2.6.3</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>The Network UPS Tools (NUT) provide support for power devices.</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>An error in the addchar() function in parseconf.c may cause a buffer
overflow.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="high">
<p>A remote attacker could send a specially crafted string to upsd,
possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of
the process or a Denial of Service condition.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>All NUT users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=sys-power/nut-2.6.3"
</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2944">CVE-2012-2944</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:16:15 +0000">ackle</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:53:02 +0000">ackle</metadata>
</glsa>