VDB
CVE-2016-10151
CVE-2016-10151
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7 HIGH
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 0.39% · 32.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.39%
32.9th 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 |
Timeline
- Mar 1, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 31, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 23, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 2, 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