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CVE-2006-6302

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2006-12-06 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Fail2Ban Fail2Ban

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References