Mandriva Update for nut MDVSA-2012:087 (nut)
🗓️ 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 51 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nut -- upsd can be remotely crashed | 30 May 201200:00 | – | freebsd | |
| Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information | 28 Apr 201500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| The vulnerability of the Gentoo Linux operating system allows a malicious intruder to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information. | 28 Apr 201500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2012-2944 | 1 Jun 201220:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2012-2944 | 1 Jun 201220:00 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 2484-1] nut security update | 2 Jun 201212:35 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2012-2944 | 1 Jun 201220:00 | – | debiancve | |
| Debian DSA-2484-1 : nut - denial of service | 29 Jun 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 17 : nut-2.6.3-4.fc17 (2012-8694) | 15 Jun 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 16 : nut-2.6.3-4.fc16 (2012-8729) | 15 Jun 201200:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| mandriva | www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/ |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/?name=MDVSA-2012:087");
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831677");
script_version("2026-04-24T15:56:23+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 15:56:23 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-06-08 10:19:05 +0530 (Fri, 08 Jun 2012)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-2944");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2012:087");
script_name("Mandriva Update for nut MDVSA-2012:087 (nut)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'nut'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/release", re:"ssh/login/release=MNDK_(2011\.0|mes5\.2|2010\.1)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"nut on Mandriva Linux 2011.0,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in nut:
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
(CVE-2012-2944).
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release) exit(0);
res = "";
if(release == "MNDK_2011.0")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libupsclient1", rpm:"libupsclient1~2.6.1~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut", rpm:"nut~2.6.1~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-cgi", rpm:"nut-cgi~2.6.1~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-devel", rpm:"nut-devel~2.6.1~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-drivers-hal", rpm:"nut-drivers-hal~2.6.1~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-server", rpm:"nut-server~2.6.1~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64upsclient1", rpm:"lib64upsclient1~2.6.1~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
if(release == "MNDK_mes5.2")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libupsclient1", rpm:"libupsclient1~2.2.2~5.1mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5.2")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut", rpm:"nut~2.2.2~5.1mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5.2")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-cgi", rpm:"nut-cgi~2.2.2~5.1mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5.2")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-devel", rpm:"nut-devel~2.2.2~5.1mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5.2")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-drivers-hal", rpm:"nut-drivers-hal~2.2.2~5.1mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5.2")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-server", rpm:"nut-server~2.2.2~5.1mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5.2")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64upsclient1", rpm:"lib64upsclient1~2.2.2~5.1mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5.2")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
if(release == "MNDK_2010.1")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libupsclient1", rpm:"libupsclient1~2.4.3~3.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut", rpm:"nut~2.4.3~3.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-cgi", rpm:"nut-cgi~2.4.3~3.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-devel", rpm:"nut-devel~2.4.3~3.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-drivers-hal", rpm:"nut-drivers-hal~2.4.3~3.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nut-server", rpm:"nut-server~2.4.3~3.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64upsclient1", rpm:"lib64upsclient1~2.4.3~3.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
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