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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA277] DSA-277-1 apcupsd Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA277] DSA-277-1 apcupsd |
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DSA-277-1 apcupsd Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The controlling and management daemon apcupsd for APC's Unbreakable Power Supplies is vulnerable to several buffer overflows and format string attacks. These bugs can be exploited remotely by a possible hacker to gain root access to the machine apcupsd is running on. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.5-1.1.1. For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem does not seem to exist. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.5-1.2. We recommend that you upgrade your apcupsd packages immediately. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7200 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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