| Name | CVE-2016-10152 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-796-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 852093 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| hesiod (PTS) | bullseye | 3.2.1-3.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 3.2.1-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| hesiod | source | wheezy | 3.0.2-21+deb7u1 | | DLA-796-1 | |
| hesiod | source | (unstable) | 3.2.1-3.1 | low | | 852093 |
Notes
[stretch] - hesiod <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - hesiod <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493