CVE-2016-10152 Privilege escalation in n/a
Remote attackers can gain root privileges by poisoning the DNS cache due to insecure default domain fallback in Hesiod.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10152?
CVE-2016-10152 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10152?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hesiod Project Hesiod.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10152?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-10152 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10152 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10152, GHSA-pqgf-2gjv-rp92, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10152.