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CVE-2012-3417

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 3.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
3.1% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-3387)
Published
August 13, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3387 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota
  • jan kara / linux diskquota

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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