In pfSense 2.4.4_1, blocking of source IP addresses on the basis of failed HTTPS authentication is inconsistent with blocking of source IP addresses on the basis of failed SSH authentication (the behavior does not match the sshguard documentation), which might make it easier for attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-03-01T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:12:27.107Z

Reserved: 2019-03-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-20799

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-03-01T15:29:00.327

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223

Link: CVE-2018-20799

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