CVE-2007-2765 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in BlockHosts before version 2.0.3. The flaw stems from improper parsing of daemon log files, allowing authenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary deny entries into /etc/hosts.allow. This can be achieved by logging in via SSH with a specially crafted username containing an IP address, leading to a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium) with a high impact on availability, but no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ac_zoom:blockhosts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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