CVE-2016-10152

critical

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.

References

Advisories
More

https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-28

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H