CVE-2013-2178
The apache-auth.conf, apache-nohome.conf, apache-noscript.conf, and apache-overflows.conf files in Fail2ban before 0.8.10 do not properly validate log messages, which allows remote attackers to block
02 Description
The apache-auth.conf, apache-nohome.conf, apache-noscript.conf, and apache-overflows.conf files in Fail2ban before 0.8.10 do not properly validate log messages, which allows remote attackers to block
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.76% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 77.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-08-28 17:18Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 15:27Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-02-19
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a3aad4bb928ea6aaa8217da4b3b68443901a6371d4679ce29c993259d9aab02a
05 Affected products
06 References
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:17338https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17338
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130613 Re: Re: Fail2ban 0.8.9, Denial of Service (Apache rules only)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/13/7
- www.debian.orgDSA-2708http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2708
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0348http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00021.html
- raw.github.comhttps://raw.github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/master/ChangeLog
- vndh.nethttps://vndh.net/note:fail2ban-089-denial-service
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- fail2ban Fixed in 0.8.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- fail2ban Fixed in 0.8.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- fail2ban Fixed in 0.8.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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