# 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 forma

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-02-26 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018
- http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txt
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11334.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.html
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6828
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt

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