CVE - CVE-2012-5642

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-5642	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
server/action.py in Fail2ban before 0.8.8 does not properly handle the content of the matches tag, which might allow remote attackers to trigger unsafe behavior in a custom action file via unspecified symbols in this content.
References
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MISC:MDVSA-2013:078 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:078~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:[fail2ban-users] 20121206 0.8.8 release URL:http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30193056 MISC:[oss-security] 20121217 Re: CVE request: fail2ban 0.8.8 fixes an input variable quoting flaw on <matches> content URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/17/2 MISC:https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447572 URL:https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447572 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887914 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887914 MISC:https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/commit/83109bc URL:https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/commit/83109bc MISC:https://raw.github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/master/ChangeLog URL:https://raw.github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/master/ChangeLog MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0566 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00001.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0567 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00002.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20121024	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20121024)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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