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.
Published: 2012-12-31
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5526 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:16.279Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5642

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-31T11:50:27.890

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-5642

cve-icon Redhat

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