CVE catalog
CVE-2012-5642
fail2ban: CVE-2012-5642
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.12% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | fail2ban | sid | 1.1.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | fail2ban | forky | 1.1.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | fail2ban | trixie | 1.1.0-8 | fixed |
| Debian | fail2ban | bookworm | 1.0.2-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | fail2ban | source | sid | 0.8.6-3wheezy1 | low | Not reported | [696184] |
| Debian | fail2ban | source | forky | 0.8.6-3wheezy1 | low | Not reported | [696184] |
| Debian | fail2ban | source | trixie | 0.8.6-3wheezy1 | low | Not reported | [696184] |
| Debian | fail2ban | source | bookworm | 0.8.6-3wheezy1 | low | Not reported | [696184] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [fail2ban]Fixed
Details (2)
1.0.2-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.8.6-3wheezy1dsa · fail2ban · debian · bookworm; dsa · fail2ban · debian · 12
1.0.2-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.8.6-3wheezy1dsa · fail2ban · debian · bookworm; dsa · fail2ban · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [fail2ban]Fixed
Details (2)
1.1.0-8· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.8.6-3wheezy1dsa · fail2ban · debian · 13
1.1.0-8· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.8.6-3wheezy1dsa · fail2ban · debian · 13
Observed: