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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-6302

fail2ban 0.7.4 and earlier does not properly parse sshd log files, which allows remote attackers to add arbitrary hosts to the /etc/hosts.deny file and cause a denial of service by adding arbitrary IP addresses to the sshd log file, as demonstrated by…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.77%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

fail2ban 0.7.4 and earlier does not properly parse sshd log files, which allows remote attackers to add arbitrary hosts to the /etc/hosts.deny file and cause a denial of service by adding arbitrary IP addresses to the sshd log file, as demonstrated by logging in via ssh with a login name containing certain strings with an IP address.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
1.77% probability · 77th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
fail2ban/fail2ban
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.