10 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
76.0%
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.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian | 12 | all | hesiod | < 3.2.1-3.1 | hesiod_3.2.1-3.1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | hesiod | < 3.2.1-3.1 | hesiod_3.2.1-3.1_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | hesiod | < 3.2.1-3.1 | hesiod_3.2.1-3.1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | hesiod | < 3.2.1-3.1 | hesiod_3.2.1-3.1_all.deb |
10 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
76.0%