Vulnerability Details 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 variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 25.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.0
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332508
- https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/9
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332508
- https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/9
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
Products affected by CVE-2016-10151
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cpe:2.3:a:hesiod_project:hesiod:3.2.1