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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-28

Updated: 2018-10-21

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