CVE-2016-10152
hesiod: Use of hard-coded unsafe configuration if configuration file cannot be opened
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · May 3, 2016
Updated · May 13, 2026
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.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 · 3.7AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-547 · Use of Hard-coded, Security-relevant Constants