The apache-auth.conf, apache-nohome.conf, apache-noscript.conf, and apache-overflows.conf…
Priority LOW 26CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The apache-auth.conf, apache-nohome.conf, apache-noscript.conf, and apache-overflows.conf files in Fail2ban before 0.8.10 do not properly validate log messages, which allows remote attackers to block arbitrary IP addresses via certain messages in a request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01763 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 36
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.8.9 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.0 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.1 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.2 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.0 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.1 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.0 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.1 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.0 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.1 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.9 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.2 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
Show 26 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.2 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.3 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.4 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.5 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.0 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.0 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.2 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.3 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.4 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.5 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.6 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.7 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.8 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.9 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.4 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.5 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.6 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.7 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.7.1 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
| cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.8 | Vulnerable | fail2ban |
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.5 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.5 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.6 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.7 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.8 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.9 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7.1 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·fail2ban
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2178
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4339-77hj-xqhj
References
More Fail2ban vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-12417 Possible RCE vulnerability in mailing action using mailutils (mail-whois) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2007-04181 fail2ban 0.8 and earlier does not properly parse sshd log files, which allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2012-04743 server/action.py in Fail2ban before 0.8.8 does not properly handle the content of the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-05868 config/filter.d/cyrus-imap.conf in the cyrus-imap filter in Fail2ban before 0.8.11 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2013-05867 config/filter.d/postfix.conf in the postfix filter in Fail2ban before 0.8.11 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2006-06066 fail2ban 0.7.4 and earlier does not properly parse sshd log files, which allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2013-2178 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2178 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4339-77hj-xqhj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-2178 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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