CVE-2013-2178

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.

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateAug 28, 2013, 23:55

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-20

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

Vector String

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

PARTIAL

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

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-20

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

Vector String

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

PARTIAL