Description
The apache-auth.conf, apache-nohome.conf, apache-noscript.conf, and apache-overflows.conf files in Fail2ban before 0.8.10 do not properly validate log messages, which allows remote attackers to block arbitrary IP addresses via certain messages in a request.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2708
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/13/7
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17338
- https://raw.github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/master/ChangeLog
- https://vndh.net/note:fail2ban-089-denial-service
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2708
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/13/7
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17338
- https://raw.github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/master/ChangeLog
- https://vndh.net/note:fail2ban-089-denial-service
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 28, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified