CVE catalog
CVE-2016-10152
hesiod: CVE-2016-10152
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.83% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | hesiod | sid | 3.2.1-5 | fixed |
| Debian | hesiod | forky | 3.2.1-5 | fixed |
| Debian | hesiod | trixie | 3.2.1-5 | fixed |
| Debian | hesiod | bookworm | 3.2.1-4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | hesiod | 16.04 | 3.2.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | hesiod | 16.04 | 3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | hesiod | 18.04 | 3.2.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | hesiod | 18.04 | 3.2.1-3build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | hesiod | 18.04 | 3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | hesiod | source | sid | 3.2.1-3.1 | low | Not reported | [852093] |
| Debian | hesiod | source | forky | 3.2.1-3.1 | low | Not reported | [852093] |
| Debian | hesiod | source | trixie | 3.2.1-3.1 | low | Not reported | [852093] |
| Debian | hesiod | source | bookworm | 3.2.1-3.1 | low | Not reported | [852093] |
| Ubuntu | hesiod | deb | 16.04 | 3.2.1-3.1~build0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10152 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | hesiod | deb | 18.04 | 3.2.1-3.1~build0.18.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10152 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [hesiod]Fixed
Details (2)
3.2.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · bookworm; dsa · hesiod · debian · 12
3.2.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · bookworm; dsa · hesiod · debian · 12
- [libhesiod0]Fixed
Source package: [hesiod]
Details (2)
3.2.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · bookworm; dsa · hesiod · debian · 12
3.2.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · bookworm; dsa · hesiod · debian · 12
- [libhesiod-dev]Fixed
Source package: [hesiod]
Details (2)
3.2.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · bookworm; dsa · hesiod · debian · 12
3.2.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · bookworm; dsa · hesiod · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [hesiod]Fixed
Details (2)
3.2.1-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · 13
3.2.1-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · 13
- [libhesiod0]Fixed
Source package: [hesiod]
Details (2)
3.2.1-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · 13
3.2.1-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · 13
- [libhesiod-dev]Fixed
Source package: [hesiod]
Details (2)
3.2.1-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · 13
3.2.1-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.2.1-3.1dsa · hesiod · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10152]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10152]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10152]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-10152.json]
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