CVE-2016-10152 — Vulnetix

CVE-2016-10152 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 1.87% · 83.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

1.87%

83.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	hesiod	3.2.1-3build1, 0, 3.2.1-3
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	hesiod	0, 3.2.1-3

Exploit Intelligence

GLSA-201805-01 (circl)
90952 (circl)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493 (circl)
[oss-security] 20170120 Re: CVE Request: two flaws in hesiod permitting privilege elevation (circl)
https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10 (circl)

Timeline

Mar 28, 2017 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
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Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10152 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10152 third-party-advisory

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