CVE-2012-3417
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.0
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.00~pre1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.00~pre1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.00~pre1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.00~pre1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.00~pre1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | {"endIncluding":"3.16"} | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 2.0 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.01 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.02 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.03 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.04 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.05 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.06 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.07 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.08 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.09 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.10 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.11 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.12 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.13 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.14 | |
| jan_kara | linux_diskquota | 3.15 | |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3417
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.