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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.0/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
- 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
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 13, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified