Vulnerability in Hesiod Project
CVE-2016-10152
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.068 (93.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.068 · newest: 0.068 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10152?
- CVE-2016-10152 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hesiod Project, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10152?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.