DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10152

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10152

    Published: 28 Mar 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-10152

    Summary:

    Details: 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-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10152

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: hesiod

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/hesiod?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.2.1-3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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