CVE-2007-2765

Published May 18, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2757 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:49 PM
Reserved
May 18, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 18, 2007, 10:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:40 PM