CVE-2007-4323 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in DenyHosts 2.6, where improper parsing of sshd log files allows remote attackers to add arbitrary IP addresses to /etc/hosts.deny. This is achieved by injecting IP address strings into the sshd log via a crafted SSH client protocol version identification. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity risk with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:denyhosts:denyhosts:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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