CVE-2016-10151
The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- hesiod project/hesiod
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332508Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332508Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.