CVE catalog
CVE-2012-3417
quota: CVE-2012-3417
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.15% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | quota | sid | 4.11-1 | fixed |
| Debian | quota | forky | 4.11-1 | fixed |
| Debian | quota | trixie | 4.09-1 | fixed |
| Debian | quota | bookworm | 4.06-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | quota | source | sid | 4.00~pre1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | quota | source | forky | 4.00~pre1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | quota | source | trixie | 4.00~pre1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | quota | source | bookworm | 4.00~pre1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |