CVE-2016-10152
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.8% (pctl 94)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.83% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-03-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hesiod project | hesiod |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493
- https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493
- https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
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