SUSE-SA:2003:022: apcupsd

critical Nessus Plugin ID 13792

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2003:022 (apcupsd).

The controlling and management daemon apcupsd for APC's Unbreakable Power Supplies is vulnerable to several buffer overflows and format bugs. These bugs can be exploited remotely by an attacker to gain root access to the machine apcupsd is running on.

There is no temporary fix known.

Please download the update package for your distribution and verify its integrity by the methods listed in section 3) of this announcement.
Then, install the package using the command 'rpm -Fhv file.rpm' to apply the update.

Solution

http://www.suse.de/security/2003_022_apcupsd.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 13792

File Name: suse_SA_2003_022.nasl

Version: 1.16

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/25/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0098, CVE-2003-0099

BID: 7200

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