CVE-2016-10151 | BDVDB-2026-82165 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/9
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332508
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-03-01Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.