CVE-2007-2765 (GCVE-0-2007-2765)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-05-18 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
blockhosts.py in BlockHosts before 2.0.3 does not properly parse daemon log files, which allows remote attackers to add arbitrary deny entries to the /etc/hosts.allow file and cause a denial of service by adding arbitrary IP addresses to a daemon log file, as demonstrated by logging in through ssh using a login name containing certain strings with an IP address, which is not properly handled by a regular expression, a related issue to CVE-2006-6301.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24090 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1906 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://osvdb.org/36516 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.aczoom.com/tools/blockhosts/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25352 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2007-05-17 00:00
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