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CVE-2003-0099

Published: Feb 26, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 56.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code, related to usage of the vsprintf function.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

apc
commercial
apcupsdMixed
Consumer Software / productivity
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSEOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt
ftp.caldera.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108
securitytracker.com
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137892
sourceforge.net
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