CVE-2012-3417 describes a vulnerability in the rquotad component of Linux DiskQuota (aka quota) before version 3.17. The flaw allows remote attackers to potentially bypass TCP Wrappers rules in hosts.deny due to the good_client function invoking hosts_ctl without a hostname on its initial call. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jan_kara:linux_diskquota:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jan_kara:linux_diskquota:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jan_kara:linux_diskquota:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jan_kara:linux_diskquota:3.01:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jan_kara:linux_diskquota:3.01:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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