{"id":"CVE-2016-10152","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-01T23:32:43.795922Z","published":"2017-03-28T14:59:00.247Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/achernya/hesiod","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"30fa0206c7b1cdae5cd7200cdf1feb03838cf3af"}],"database_specific":{"versions":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"3.2.1"}]}}],"versions":["hesiod-2.0.0","hesiod-3.0.0","hesiod-3.0.1","hesiod-3.0.2","hesiod-3.1.0","hesiod-3.1.1","hesiod-3.2.0","hesiod-3.2.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-10152.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}