Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6302
CVE-2006-6302
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.
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References
7- secunia.com/advisories/23237nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24184nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-05.xmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21469nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4877nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30739nvd
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