CVE-2013-2178 describes a vulnerability in Fail2ban versions prior to 0.8.10, specifically within its apache-auth.conf, apache-nohome.conf, apache-noscript.conf, and apache-overflows.conf files. This flaw allows remote attackers to block arbitrary IP addresses by injecting specific messages into request logs, due to improper log message validation. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), it represents a low-severity availability impact, as it can lead to denial of service for targeted IPs. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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