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    CVE-2012-3417

    The good_client function in rquotad (rquota_svc.c) in Linux DiskQuota (aka quota) before 3.17 invokes the hosts_ctl function the first time without a host name, which might allow remote attackers to bypass TCP Wrappers rules in hosts.deny.

    Published:Apr 22, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Aug 13, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00353
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Jan Kara
    Product
    Linux Diskquota
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://linuxquota.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=linuxquota/linuxquota%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0abbfe92536fa5854eb65572de0cf131f80e2387
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0120.html
    http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2743481&group_id=18136&atid=118136
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566717
    https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15509723
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://linuxquota.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=linuxquota/linuxquota%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0abbfe92536fa5854eb65572de0cf131f80e2387
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0120.html
    http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2743481&group_id=18136&atid=118136
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566717
    https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15509723

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High