CVE-2016-10151 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting environment variable handling in the Hesiod library when used with SUID/SGID binaries.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10151?
CVE-2016-10151 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10151?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hesiod Project Hesiod.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10151?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-10151 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10151 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10151, GHSA-753x-9q2q-hv3r, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10151.