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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-28T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.364Z

Reserved: 2017-01-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-10152

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-28T14:59:00.247

Modified: 2018-10-21T10:29:01.973

Link: CVE-2016-10152

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10152 - Bugzilla