VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-10152

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.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 6.83%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 6.83% probability · 94th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: hesiod project/hesiod
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 6.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. 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/2017/01/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493Issue Tracking
https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493Issue Tracking
https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10Issue 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.