CVE-2016-10151
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
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ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional 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
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
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