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CVE-2012-5642
server/action.py in Fail2ban before 0.8.8 does not properly handle the...
Vulnerability Description
server/action.py in Fail2ban before 0.8.8 does not properly handle the content of the matches tag, which might allow remote attackers to trigger unsafe behavior in a custom action file via unspecified symbols in this content.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/17/2
- https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/commit/83109bc
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30193056
- https://raw.github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/master/ChangeLog
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447572
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00002.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887914
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:078
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00001.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.5.5, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.7.3, 0.7.4, 0.7.5, 0.7.6, 0.7.7, 0.7.8, 0.7.9, 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.3, 0.8.4, 0.8.5, 0.8.6, 0.8.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 31st, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.