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CVE-2006-6302

CVE-2006-6302 PUBLISHED CVSS 5 MEDIUM

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.

EPSS 1.27% · 79.9th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
5
EPSS Score
1.27%
79.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
fail2banfail2ban0
n/an/an/a

Timeline

  • Dec 6, 2006 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
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  • Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
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