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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-05.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8f600601 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200702-05"> + <title>Fail2ban: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + A flaw in Fail2ban may allow remote attackers to deny access to arbitrary + hosts. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">fail2ban</product> + <announced>February 16, 2007</announced> + <revised>February 16, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>157166</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-analyzer/fail2ban" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.6.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Fail2ban monitors log files for failed authentication attempts and can + block hosts responsible for repeated attacks. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A flaw in the method used to parse log entries allows remote, + unauthenticated attackers to forge authentication attempts from other + hosts. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker can add arbitrary hosts to the block list, denying + legitimate users access to a resource. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Fail2ban users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/fail2ban-0.6.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6302">CVE-2006-6302</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:35:11 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:42:08 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:56:35 +0000"> + taviso + </metadata> +</glsa> |