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