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HistoryJan 23, 2017 - 1:17 a.m.

CVE-2016-10152

2017-01-2301:17:37
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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.