Fail2ban 'wuftpd.conf' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:33734

Info

Fail2ban 'wuftpd.conf' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 33734
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0362
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 11 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:42PM
Credit: Chris Butler
Vulnerable: Cyril Jaquier Fail2Ban 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Fail2ban 'wuftpd.conf' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Fail2ban is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to add arbitrary IP addresses to the block list used by the application. This allows attackers to deny further network access to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

Fail2ban 'wuftpd.conf' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Fail2ban 'wuftpd.conf' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Fail2ban 'wuftpd.conf' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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