VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 3.15%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.15% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- jan kara/linux diskquota
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.