CVE-2007-5715
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-16
Configuration Errors
Publication date:
30/10/2007
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
DenyHosts 2.6 processes OpenSSH sshd "not listed in AllowUsers" log messages with an incorrect regular expression that does not match an IP address, which might allow remote attackers to avoid detection and blocking when making invalid login attempts with a username not present in AllowUsers, as demonstrated by the root username, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4323.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:denyhosts:denyhosts:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page