Advisory ROSA-SA-2021-1852

Software: hesiod 3.2.1
OS: Cobalt 7.9

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10151
CVE-Crit: HIGH
CVE-DESC: The hesiod_init function in lib / hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID to UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, allowing local users to gain privileges via (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and using a specific SUID / SGUID binary.
CVE-STATUS: default
CVE-REV: default

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10152
CVE-Crit: CRITICAL
CVE-DESC: The read_config_file function in lib / hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 reverts to the default domain “.athena.mit.edu” when opening a configuration file fails, allowing remote attackers to gain root privileges by poisoning the DNS Cache.
CVE-STATUS: default
CVE-REV: default