VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0098
Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 5.17%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.17% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apcupsd/apcupsd · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txtBroken Link
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txtBroken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11334.phpBroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6828Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txtBroken Link
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txtBroken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11334.phpBroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6828Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.