Unscored severity · published Mar 3, 2003
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…
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CVSS
5.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.1% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AP
Apcupsd · Apcupsd
before 3.8.6; 3.10.0 before 3.10.5 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
2.2; 3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0098
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0098
Broken Link
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6
Broken Link
http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txt
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108
Broken Link
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277
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