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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200702-05">
+ <title>Fail2ban: Denial of service</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ A flaw in Fail2ban may allow remote attackers to deny access to arbitrary
+ hosts.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">fail2ban</product>
+ <announced>2007-02-16</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2007-02-16</revised>
+ <bug>157166</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-analyzer/fail2ban" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">0.6.2</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.2</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Fail2ban monitors log files for failed authentication attempts and can
+ block hosts responsible for repeated attacks.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ A flaw in the method used to parse log entries allows remote,
+ unauthenticated attackers to forge authentication attempts from other
+ hosts.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ A remote attacker can add arbitrary hosts to the block list, denying
+ legitimate users access to a resource.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All Fail2ban users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-analyzer/fail2ban-0.6.2"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6302">CVE-2006-6302</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-02-12T22:35:11Z">
+ falco
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-02-12T22:42:08Z">
+ falco
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-02-12T22:56:35Z">
+ taviso
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>