CVE-2016-10152 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493 https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8