CVE-2016-10152

The read_config_file function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 falls back to the ".athena.mit.edu" default domain when opening the configuration file fails, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges by poisoning the DNS cache.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hesiod_project:hesiod:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-28 14:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-10152

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10152

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10152

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hesiod_project

hesiod

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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