CVE-2007-4322

Published Aug 14, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
BlockHosts before 2.0.4 does not properly parse (1) sshd and (2) vsftpd 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 connecting through ssh with a client protocol version identification containing an IP address string, or connecting through ftp with a username containing an IP address string, different vectors than CVE-2007-2765.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4305 BlockHosts before 2.0.4 does not properly parse (1) sshd and (2) vsftpd 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 connecting through ssh with a client protocol version identification containing an IP address string, or connecting through ftp with a username containing an IP address string, different vectors than CVE-2007-2765.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:53 PM
Reserved
Aug 13, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 14, 2007, 12:17 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM