[ GLSA 200707-13 ] Fail2ban: Denial of Service
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:33:31 +0200
From: Raphael Marichez <falco@gentoo.org.>
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Subject: [ GLSA 200707-13 ] Fail2ban: Denial of Service
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200707-13
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Fail2ban: Denial of Service
Date: July 28, 2007
Bugs: #181214
ID: 200707-13
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Synopsis
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Fail2ban is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack.
Background
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Fail2ban is a tool for parsing log files and banning IP addresses which
make too many password failures.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/fail2ban < 0.8.0-r1 >= 0.8.0-r1
Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Fail2ban when parsing log files.
Impact
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A remote attacker could send specially crafted SSH login banners to the
vulnerable host, which would prevent any ssh connection to the host and
result in a Denial of Service.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Fail2ban users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/fail2ban-0.8.0-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] Original advisory
http://www.ossec.net/en/attacking-loganalysis.html#fail2ban
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-13.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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