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CVE-2016-10152

hesiod: Use of hard-coded unsafe configuration if configuration file cannot be opened

Published Modified CWE 264
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat7.0CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (low), Ubuntu (low).

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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11hesiod3.2.1-3.1
debian 12hesiod3.2.1-3.1
debian 13hesiod3.2.1-3.1
debian 14hesiod3.2.1-3.1
debian 7hesiod3.0.2-21+deb7u1
debian 8hesiodno fix listed
debian 9hesiodno fix listed
echohesiod3.2.1-3.1
Red Hathesiod, hesiod-develno fix listed
ubuntu 16.04hesiod3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1
ubuntu 16.04-ESMhesiod3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1
ubuntu 18.04hesiod3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1
Show all 15 entries from 14 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11hesiod3.2.1-3.1
debian 12hesiod3.2.1-3.1
debian 13hesiod3.2.1-3.1
debian 14hesiod3.2.1-3.1
debian 7hesiod3.0.2-21+deb7u1
debian 8hesiodno fix listed
debian 9hesiodno fix listed
echohesiod3.2.1-3.1
Red Hathesiodno fix listed
Red Hathesiod-develno fix listed
ubuntu 16.04hesiod3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1
ubuntu 16.04-ESMhesiod3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1
ubuntu 18.04hesiod3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1
ubuntu 18.04-ESMhesiod3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1
ubuntu 18.10hesiod3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.10.1

References

Vulnerability data compiled from the Trivy vulnerability database (trivy-db, Aqua Security, Apache License 2.0), which aggregates third-party advisories. CVE records are published by The MITRE Corporation under the CVE Terms of Use; CVE is a trademark of MITRE. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Severity, titles and advisory data from the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0), Red Hat security data (CC BY 4.0) and the other sources linked on each entry. Entries may be summarised or re-formatted; the linked original is the authoritative record.