DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5642

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5642
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5642.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5642
Upstream
Published
2012-12-31T11:50:27Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:25:59Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / fail2ban

Package

Name
fail2ban
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fail2ban?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6-3wheezy1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / fail2ban

Package

Name
fail2ban
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fail2ban?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6-3wheezy1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / fail2ban

Package

Name
fail2ban
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fail2ban?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6-3wheezy1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / fail2ban

Package

Name
fail2ban
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fail2ban?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6-3wheezy1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}