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CVE-2013-6890

DenyHosts - 'regex.py' Remote Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

denyhosts 2.6 uses an incorrect regular expression when analyzing authentication logs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect block of IP addresses) via crafted login names.

denyhosts v2.6 utiliza una expresión regular incorrecta al analizar los registros de autenticación, , lo cual permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (secuencia incorrecta de direcciones IP) a través de nombres de inicio de sesión manipulados.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-11-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-12-19 First Exploit
  • 2013-12-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-10 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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6.0
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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7.0
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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7.1
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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Affected
Phil Schwartz
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Denyhosts
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2.6
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Affected