VDB
CVE-2016-10152
CVE-2016-10152
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
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 6.83% · 93.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
6.83%
93.9th 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 |
Timeline
- Mar 28, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 17, 2024 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