UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10152

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10152
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10152.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10152
Upstream
Published
2017-03-28T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:58Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

The readconfigfile 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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / hesiod

Package

Name
hesiod
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hesiod@3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "hesiod"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libhesiod-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libhesiod0"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / hesiod

Package

Name
hesiod
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hesiod@3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.1-3
3.2.1-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "hesiod"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libhesiod-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libhesiod0"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}