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.

• CWE-264

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01

Published

Mar 28, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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