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.
References
- GLSA-200702-05 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157166
- 23237 third-party-advisory
- 24184 third-party-advisory
- fail2ban-log-message-dos(30739) vdb-entry
- 21469 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-4877 vdb-entry