DenyHosts 2.6 does not properly parse sshd log files, which...
Vulnerability Description
DenyHosts 2.6 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 client protocol version identification containing an IP address string, a different vector than CVE-2006-6301.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://osvdb.org/42482
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37199
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=244943
- http://www.ossec.net/en/attacking-loganalysis.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26061
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=181213
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27254
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-14.xml
Affected Vendor
denyhosts
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Timeline
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.