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CVE-2012-3417 json

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…

published 2012-08-13 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3387

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • quota Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.00~pre1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3417

  • quota RHEL 5 1:3.13-8.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0120

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-3417 updated cvss 4.0

quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 quota
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) quota 3.13-8.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) quota 3.13-8.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0120

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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