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DEBIAN-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 f...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 hesiod

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-3.1"}]}]

Debian:13 hesiod

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-3.1"}]}]

Debian:14 hesiod

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-3.1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org