HIGH
Multiple buffer overflows in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code, related to usage of the vsprintf function
Published Feb 26, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.56%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code, related to usage of the vsprintf function.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.56% 0.00557
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00557
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 44.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00553) | 41.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 28.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 37.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 36.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 34.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137892 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11491.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137892 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11491.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 26, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 21, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0099
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a