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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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
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-03-28T14:59:00.247
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:43:25.467
Link: CVE-2016-10152
Redhat