CVE-2016-10151
hesiod - security update
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.12%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-10151
To remediate CVE-2016-10151, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.2.1-3.1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.0.2-21+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-10151 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.2.1-3.1
- from 0, < 3.0.2-21+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |