quota: incorrect use of tcp_wrappers
Published Aug 13, 2012
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.15%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.16
- 2.0
- 3.01
- 3.01
- 3.01
- 3.01
- 3.01
- 3.01
- 3.01
- 3.01
- 3.01
- 3.02
- 3.03
- 3.04
- 3.05
- 3.06
- 3.07
- 3.08
- 3.09
- 3.10
- 3.11
- 3.12
- 3.13
- 3.14
- 3.15
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
quota-1:3.13-8.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0120
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
quota
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | quota-1:3.13-8.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0120 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | quota | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03147) | 87.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.09% (0.03088) | 85.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 54.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00519) | 77.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00519) | 76.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00519) | 73.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00735) | 77.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 77.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://linuxquota.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=linuxquota/linuxquota%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0abbfe92536fa5854eb65572de0cf131f80e2387 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0120.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2743481&group_id=18136&atid=118136 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3417 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566717 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15509723 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3417
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3417
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://linuxquota.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=linuxquota/linuxquota%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0abbfe92536fa5854eb65572de0cf131f80e2387 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0120.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2743481&group_id=18136&atid=118136 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3417 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566717 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15509723 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3417 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3417 |
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