CVE-2016-10151

Publication date 1 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.0 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
hesiod 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Fixed 3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.10.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
hesiod

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.0 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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