{"id":"UBUNTU-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":"2026-04-22T10:29:42.857903Z","published":"2017-03-28T14:59:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-10152"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10152"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10152"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"hesiod","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/hesiod@3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1"}]}],"versions":["3.2.1-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"hesiod","binary_version":"3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"libhesiod0","binary_version":"3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10152.json"}},{"package":{"name":"hesiod","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/hesiod@3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1"}]}],"versions":["3.2.1-3","3.2.1-3build1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1","binary_name":"hesiod"},{"binary_name":"libhesiod0","binary_version":"3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-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"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"negligible"}]}