Bypassing TCP Wrappers Rules in Linux DiskQuota (quota)

CVE-2012-3417 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:H/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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.

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