Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0098
CVE-2003-0098
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.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diffnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6828nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txtnvdBroken Link
- hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txtnvdBroken Link
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.phpnvdBroken Link
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11334.phpnvdBroken Link
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.htmlnvdBroken Link
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