CVE-2012-5642
N/A
Published: December 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFAIL2BAN
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00002.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30193056Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:078Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/17/2x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/commit/83109bcQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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