VDB
CVE-2016-10151
CVE-2016-10151
PUBLISHED
The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.
EPSS 0.12% · 30.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.12%
30.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | hesiod | 0, 3.2.1-3 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | hesiod | 0, 3.2.1-3build1, 3.2.1-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Mar 1, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10151 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10151 third-party-advisory