CVE-2016-10152

2017-03-2800:00:00

ubuntu.com

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%

JSON

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.

Bugs

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchhesiod< 3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu18.10noarchhesiod< 3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.10.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchhesiod< 3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	hesiod	< 3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	18.10	noarch	hesiod	< 3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.10.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	hesiod	< 3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1	UNKNOWN